On Aug. 2, 2024, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed SB 2979 into law, amending BIPA in two ways: significantly limiting potential damages and updating the Act’s definition of “written release” to include an “electronic signature.”

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GT Shareholder Darren Abernethy is featured on an episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). 

Amid the rapidly evolving landscape of U.S. state privacy laws, Darren discusses privacy litigation trends, shedding light on novel theories emerging from the plaintiff’s bar including issues related to pen registers, chatbots

The California Attorney General and Los Angeles City Attorney last week jointly settled an enforcement action against a mobile gaming company (“the Company”) for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the state’s Unfair Competition Law. The city and

On May 8, 2024, Colorado’s legislature enacted “An Act Concerning Consumer Protections in Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems” (SB205), a state law that comprehensively regulates the use of certain “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” systems.[1] The law is aimed at addressing AI bias, establishing a requirement of human oversight throughout the life cycle of

Greenberg Traurig is a sponsor of the 2023 Privacy + Security Forum Fall Academy at the George Washington University Nov. 8-10, 2023. The conference will break down the silos of privacy and security and bring together seasoned thought leaders for in-depth sessions and workshops designed to deliver practical takeaways for conference participants.

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Most modern state privacy laws attempt to carve out organizations that process de minimis amounts of personal information, or whose business activities do not monetize data. While the specific thresholds differ between states, many of the new statutes only apply to organizations that control or process personal information relating to at least 100,000

Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Reena Bajowala and David Zetoony, Co-Chair of the firm’s U.S. Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, will present the MyLawCLE and Federal Bar Association webinar, “Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy: The current (and often hidden) United States and European framework for regulating AI,” Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. CT.

Most modern U.S. data privacy statutes require companies to allow data subjects to opt out of having their personal information (PI) used for targeted advertising. As the following chart indicates, the term “targeted advertising” is defined consistently between and among most state statutes with the notable exception of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and

The term “targeted advertising” is defined relatively consistently between and among modern U.S. data privacy statutes with the notable exception of California which deviates somewhat in the California Privacy Rights Act’s (CPRA) definition of the similar term “cross-context behavioral advertising” by omitting any reference to tracking a person over time or making predictions about a