The Bottom Line On January 16, 2024 Governor Phil Murphy signed into law New Jersey Senate Bill 332 (SB332). The new law will go into effect on January 15, 2025. New Jersey joins 12 other states that have passed comprehensive privacy laws. Threshold Requirements SB332 applies to Continue Reading
2024 Privacy Issues: New Laws & Requirements Reshape Compliance
The Bottom Line As we step into 2024, the privacy regulation landscape continues to evolve rapidly, presenting significant challenges for businesses. We're seeing more privacy laws from individual states, which creates a complex web of compliance requirements across different regions. Continue Reading
FCC Votes to Enact Proposed Rule to Close the Lead Generator Loophole
The Bottom Line The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a rule that is designed to close the lead generator loophole related to robocalls and robotexts. The FCC’s 4-1 vote on December 13, 2023, resulted in a change that could dramatically increase the potential for lawsuits Continue Reading
Unwrapping the FTC’s Proposed Updates to the COPPA Rule
The Bottom Line On December 20th, the FTC announced proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), which was last updated in 2013. The updates are intended to respond to technological changes, provide greater protections for kids’ personal information and ensure Continue Reading
U.S. Data Broker Legislation Expands to Include Texas and Oregon
The Bottom Line Four states now have laws that create rules and registration requirements for data brokers. While initially limited to Vermont’s 2018 Data Broker Act and California’s 2019 law, amended by the Delete Act on October 10, 2023, Texas and Oregon recently passed their own laws. Continue Reading
California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Blocked on Constitutional Grounds
The Bottom Line The AADC was championed as a ground-breaking law that provided greater protections to children and teens online.The AADC is in jeopardy after a court concluded that certain of its provisions would likely be invalid and temporarily blocked the law.The court’s decision is a win for Continue Reading
California’s “Delete Act” Takes Aim at Data Brokers
The Bottom Line Data brokers stand to permanently lose access to California consumers’ personal information.Although the Delete Act’s data deletion and audit requirements do not take effect until 2026 and 2028, respectively, the enhanced reporting requirements will apply to the next registration Continue Reading
12 State Privacy Laws in Play – Delaware’s Personal Data Privacy Act
The Bottom Line While Delaware does not have as many users as bigger states, the disconnects between the various state laws continue.There are now 12 states with comprehensive privacy laws, with more on the way.Without federal legislation, this patchwork of state privacy laws is quickly becoming Continue Reading
Third Time’s A Charm – Adequacy Decision for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Adopted by European Commission
The Bottom Line After both the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework were invalidated by European courts, businesses are hopeful that the new Data Privacy Framework will be the one that finally survives legal scrutiny.Businesses dealing with cross-border transfers of Continue Reading
AdExchanger | New US Privacy Rules For Sensitive Data: Key Items To Consider For The Rest Of 2023
U.S. state privacy laws are multiplying at a dizzying rate. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, which came into effect on January 1, 2023, will be followed by the Colorado Privacy Act and the Connecticut Data Privacy Act on July 1, 2023 (“VA/CO/CT Laws”), the same date that the new California Continue Reading