CPRA Enforcement Postponed to March 2024
This week, the California Superior Court ruled that the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) cannot begin enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) until March 2024. The ruling stems from...
Colorado AG Updates Draft Rules for Colorado Privacy Act
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office recently published an updated version of the draft rules governing the Colorado Privacy Act, which goes into effect on July 1, 2023. The updates build...
Cyber-Attack Disrupts Public Services in Fremont County, Colorado
Government offices and public services in Freemont County, Colorado, have been disrupted since August 17, 2022, due to a “cybersecurity event affecting our county computer systems.” As of the official update...
Colorado Law Restricts Use of Facial Recognition Technology by Government Agencies
Ramping up the state’s continued focus on data privacy, on June 8, 2022, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed legislation aimed at limiting the use of facial recognition technology by government agencies...
Connecticut’s Privacy Law Signed by Governor
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring Act (CPDPA) into law on May 10, 2022, making Connecticut the most recent state to pass its own privacy...
Utah Consumer Privacy Act Newest State Privacy Act Signed into Law
The newest state data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, was signed into law by Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox on March 24, 2022. This makes Utah the fifth state...
Data Minimization: What Is It and Why Practice It?
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) first launched the concept of data minimization, which states that a data controller should limit the collection of personal information to what is...
New State Privacy Laws Impose Higher Restrictions on Processing Sensitive Personal Data
With the passage of the Colorado Privacy Act, Colorado joins Virginia and California as early adopters of state-level privacy legislation. These laws impose higher restrictions on companies processing specific sensitive categories...
Colorado Newest State to Adopt Consumer Privacy Law
With the signature of Governor Jared Polis last week on the Colorado Privacy Act, Colorado became the third state (following California and Virginia) to adopt a comprehensive consumer privacy law. We...
Colorado Mobile Home Park to Pay $25,000 for Data Breach
Last week, Impact MHC, a Colorado-based mobile home park management company, agreed to pay $25,000 to the Colorado Attorney General’s office and implement new security measures after a data breach of...