In order to help businesses understand and benchmark industry practice, Greenberg Traurig attorneys analyzed the publicly available privacy policies of companies within the Fortune 500.[1] As of October 2022 – nearly two years after the CCPA took effect – 71% of companies had updated their privacy policies to account for the CCPA.[2] It
Jan. 1 is approaching, and with it comes new requirements under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CPRA) and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). What should you and your company be focusing on to ensure you are prepared for the looming compliance deadline? This Data Privacy Dish post offers end-of-year considerations for closing out
After Europe blazed the trail by passing the sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in 2016, California followed closely in the footsteps of European efforts by passing the most comprehensive data privacy law in the United States, the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”). Effective January 1, 2020, the CCPA provided a number of obligations
GT Shareholders Gretchen A. Ramos and Darren Abernethy will lead a webinar hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel titled “Website and Mobile App Compliance Under the CPRA and New State Privacy Laws Effective in 2023” Oct. 6 at 11 a.m. PDT.
Starting Jan. 1, 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act and the CPRA
Some modern data privacy statutes require organizations to consider and document privacy-related risks regarding certain types of processing activities. These assessments are sometimes referred to as “data protection assessments” or “data protection impact assessments” (generically a DPIA). DPIAs are intended to make an organization identify and weigh the benefits that may flow from processing personal
Some modern data privacy statutes require organizations to consider and document privacy-related risks regarding certain types of processing activities. These assessments are sometimes referred to as “data protection assessments” or “data protection impact assessments” (generically a DPIA). For example, several state data privacy statutes mandate that a DPIA be conducted if an organization intends to
On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) released proposed regulations to implement the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The new proposals would dramatically change the existing regulations that apply to organizations that do business in California.
Click here to read the full article, published by the Washington Legal Foundation Aug. 19, 2022.
Several modern state data privacy statutes refer to precise geolocation information as a “sensitive” category of personal information. What constitutes precise geolocation information differs slightly between and among states. The following table provides a side-by-side comparison of the how the states have defined the term.
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Most modern state data privacy laws exempt from their definition of personal information “publicly available information.” What constitutes publicly available information differs between state privacy laws and may not correlate to the lay definition understood by many businesses and individuals. For example, while some businesses may consider information available on the internet “publicly available information
As more children spend their time online exploring and learning, government bodies in the United States and internationally have enacted policies to ensure safer spaces, privacy, security, and protection for children online. The California Senate Judiciary Committee recently voted to advance two California bills to protect children’s online activities.
Closely modeled after the UK’s Children’s