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...
Popular Tax e-Filing Sites Reportedly Sent Tax Info to Meta
According to reporting from the Verge and the Markup, several popular e-filing providers have been transmitting sensitive financial information to Meta through Meta Pixel. Meta Pixel is a free advertising analytics...
France Fines Discord under GDPR
The French data privacy authority (DPA) announced that it will fine Discord, Inc. 800,000 euros under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Discord is a social messaging platform popular with gamers,...
Businesses Struggle to Comply with CPRA without Final Regulations
As companies hustle to follow the new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations, they’ve hit a substantial hiccup: there aren’t any yet. The California Privacy Rights Agency (CPPA), the newly- created...
Are You Ready? The California Privacy Rights Act Could now Apply to Your Business
California law will soon require businesses to treat their employees and business partners as consumers under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CCPA and its successor legislation, the California Privacy...
Biden’s Executive Order Implementing New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework to Replace Privacy Shield
President Biden recently signed an executive order establishing the implementation of the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which would provide for the possibility of the lawful transfer of personal data from...
U.K. Unveils Replacement GDPR, then Retracts It
When the U.K. withdrew from the European Union (EU), its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) status was one of many headaches for regulators to figure out. After drawn-out negotiations over points...
Sephora Settles with California AG for CCPA Violations over Sale of Data
In the first of its kind under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Sephora settled an enforcement action with the California Attorney General for violation of the CCPA. Sephora must pay...
What’s in the American Data Privacy and Protection Act?
Congress is considering omnibus privacy legislation, and it reportedly has bipartisan support. If passed, this would be a massive shake-up for American consumer privacy, which has been left to the states...
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...