In the wake of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and an updated Nevada privacy law that took effect in October 2019, states are wasting no time in 2020 introducing new privacy laws of their own.
Joining the chorus of Virginia and Florida, this month state lawmakers in New Hampshire,
Florida joins the increasing number of states considering a consumer privacy bill this legislative session. The Florida privacy companion bills were introduced in both the state’s Senate (SB 1620) and House of Representatives (HB 963). If enacted, the law will become effective in July 2020.
The bill includes three significant new
On Nov. 12, Greenberg Traurig Tel Aviv office Shareholder Adam Snukal, in conjunction with NICE, led a webinar on the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), due to be enforced in January 2020. The most stringent privacy regulation to be enforced in the United States is bound to trigger changes in the way U.S. contact
On Nov. 5, California Congresswomen Anna G. Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren introduced the Online Privacy Act of 2019, H.R. 4978, to balance the actual needs of businesses with users’ fair privacy rights and expectations. The proposed privacy bill seeks for the United States to adopt many of the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is effective Jan. 1, 2020, and that exist under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Below is a brief summary of the main components of the Act. A copy of the Online Privacy Act can be found here, and a section-by-section analysis by the Congresswomen can be viewed here.
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On Oct. 10, 2019, the California Attorney General’s Office issued the California Consumer Privacy Act Proposed Regulations. The proposed regulations focus on the following CCPA provisions:
Organizations will have until December 8 to submit comments on the
While many are still digesting the changes brought about by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new privacy regulation is already on its way. The Regulation Concerning the Respect for Private Life and the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Communications – in short, the ePrivacy Regulation – is currently a