The Bottom Line Maryland’s Legislature passed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (MODPA) on April 6, 2024. While MODPA carries many similarities to other comprehensive state data privacy laws, it has some stricter parameters around the sharing of sensitive data. Pending Governor Continue Reading
U.S. House Unveils the Latest Attempt at a U.S. Privacy Law: The American Privacy Rights Act
The Bottom Line The United States is among the minority of large economies in the world without a comprehensive national privacy law. In the absence of such a law, numerous states are filling the void with a complex assortment of often inconsistent privacy laws. However, unexpected Continue Reading
Revised Colorado Privacy Act Rules
The Bottom Line While companies are working to update their privacy notices and internal practices in light of the new California and Virginia laws that went into effect on January 1, 2023, they should consider additional issues covered by Colorado’s law.Colorado’s rules are not yet final, so we Continue Reading
Connecticut Becomes Fifth State To Pass Comprehensive State Privacy Law
The Bottom Line Connecticut is the fifth state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law, but it certainly will not be the last.This new law adopts many themes from previous state laws, but as we are seeing, these laws all have unique aspects and are not identical to one another. As a result, Continue Reading