As we previously reported, significant data privacy bills, titled the Consumer Data Protection Act, are working their way through the Virginia legislature. If enacted, Virginia would be the second state to enact major data privacy legislation of general applicability.
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Will Virginia Be the Second State to Enact Major Privacy Legislation?
On February 5, 2021, the state Senate of Virginia voted unanimously to approve Senate Bill 1392, titled the Consumer Data Protection Act, after the House of Delegates approved an identical House bill by an 89-9 vote.…
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Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on the Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows
On December 9, 2020, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing on the Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows. This post reviews the key topics, witnesses and views expressed during the hearing.…
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IoT Bill Heads to White House
On November 17, 2020, the Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 1668, the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act.…
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FTC Postpones Safeguards Rule Workshop until July
As part of its regulatory review of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Safeguards Rule, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop, Information Security and Financial Institutions: An FTC Workshop to Examine the Safeguards Rule. The workshop, originally scheduled for May, has been postponed until July 13, 2020.…
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Senator Gillibrand Proposes Bill to Establish Federal Data Protection Agency
On February 12, 2020, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced a plan to create a Data Protection Agency through her proposed legislation, the Data Protection Act of 2020. …
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Senate Democrats Unveil Privacy and Data Protection Framework
On November 18, 2019, the ranking members from four Senate Committees¬ (Senator Maria Cantwell (WA) from Commerce, Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA) from Judiciary, Senator Sherrod Brown (OH), and Senator Patty Murray (WA) from Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) released a set of “core principles” for federal privacy legislation. …
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Webinar on the SAFETY Act, Security and Insurance
Recent headlines underscore the security challenges faced by public-facing businesses. From physical threats to cyber attacks targeting a wide range of critical infrastructure, companies in diverse sectors, such as the financial, retail, entertainment, energy, transportation, real estate, communications and other areas, face a challenging landscape of risks and potential liabilities. Join us on October 28, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. EST, for a webinar to discuss these issues, including why companies should consider SAFETY Act protection and how to obtain it.
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Status Update: Pending CCPA Amendment Bills
There are six bills pending before the California legislature that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and these bills could significantly alter the law’s application and associated compliance obligations.…
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FTC and Google Reach $170 Million Settlement Over Children’s Privacy on YouTube
As an update to our previous blog posts, the FTC announced that it and the New York Attorney General reached a $170 million agreement with Google to resolve allegations that the company violated COPPA through its YouTube platform. Under the agreement, Google will pay $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to New York. The FTC voted 3-2 to authorize the action.…
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