On March 24, 2022, Utah became the fourth state in the U.S., following California, Virginia and Colorado, to enact a consumer data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act. The law will take effect on December 31, 2023.
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Hunton Publishes 2021 Retail Year in Review
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On January 31, 2022, Hunton Andrews Kurth’s retail industry team released its annual Retail Industry in Review publication, which provides an overview of key issues and trends that impacted the retail sector in the past year, as well as a preview of relevant legal issues retailers can expect to arise in 2022. This year’s edition…
Attorneys General to Increase Enforcement Efforts on “Dark Patterns”
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On January 24, 2022, a group of state attorneys general announced their commitment to ramp up enforcement work on “dark patterns” that are used to ascertain consumers’ location data.
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Colorado AG Publishes Guidance on Data Security Practices and Announces Upcoming Rulemaking Under the Colorado Privacy Act
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On January 28, 2022, in celebration of Data Privacy Day, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office issued prepared remarks from Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and published guidance on data security best practices, including discussing his office’s plans for implementing the Colorado Privacy Act.
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Colorado Privacy Act Signed Into Law
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On July 8, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB21-190, the Colorado Privacy Act, into law, making Colorado the third state to have a comprehensive data privacy law on the books, following California and Virginia. This blog entry provides a summary of the Act.
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