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U.S. Data Broker Legislation Expands to Include Texas and Oregon

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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 “Delete Act” Takes Aim at Data Brokers

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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

Utah Consumer Privacy Act Joins the Growing List of Comprehensive State Privacy Laws

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The Bottom Line In the absence of a new comprehensive consumer privacy law on the federal level, states continue to propose their own laws.Utah has become the fourth state in the United States to enact such a law.There are similarities, but some differences, with the new laws in California, Continue Reading

Apple Makes Big Changes to Its Tracking System

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The Bottom Line Apple’s changes to IDFA and Google’s announcement blocking third-party cookies in Chrome will change advertisers’ ability to track and retarget users as they have in the past.All participants in the online advertising ecosystem, including publishers, ad tech companies and Continue Reading

Don’t Smile at the Camera — New Biometric Data Laws

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The Bottom Line The confluence of privacy, security, societal and other reasons have resulted in increased scrutiny over the use of biometric data through new proposed laws. In the absence of a consistent federal standard, businesses should assess their biometric data collection and use practices Continue Reading