On September 14, 2023, the California legislature passed S.B. 362, a bill that would impose new requirements on data brokers and grant residents new rights designed to facilitate control over their personal data.
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Delaware Could Become the 13th State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law
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On June 30, 2023, the Delaware House of Representatives passed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (H.B. 154), a day after the Delaware Senate passed the legislation. The DPDPA heads to Governor John Carney for a final signature. …
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Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
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On June 22, 2023, the Oregon House of Representatives passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (S.B. 619), which was previously passed by the Oregon Senate on June 20, 2023. The OCPA has been sent to the Oregon governor’s desk for signature. If signed, the OCPA would make Oregon the 12th state to have enacted comprehensive privacy legislation.
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Texas Passes Bill Requiring Digital Service Providers to Get Parental Consent for Create Minors’ Accounts
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On June 13, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed H.B. 18, or the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act that would require digital service providers to get parental consent to create an account with minors younger than 18 years of age. …
Texas Passes Bill Imposes Obligations on Digital Service Providers to Protect Minors
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On June 13, 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed H.B. 18, or the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment (“SCOPE”) Act that would impose obligations on digital service providers to protect minors.…
Indiana Likely to Become Seventh State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law
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On April 13, 2023, the Indiana Senate concurred to the Indiana House’s amendments of Senate Bill 5 a day after the House returned the bill to the Senate with amendments, and a couple days after the Indiana House unanimously voted to approve SB 5. …
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SEC Advances Three New Cybersecurity Rule Proposals
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On March 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed three rules related to cybersecurity and the protection of consumers’ information.
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Iowa House and Senate Unanimously Vote to Approve Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
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On March 6 and 15, 2023, both chambers of the Iowa Legislature unanimously voted to approve Senate File 262, which could make Iowa the sixth U.S. state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation.
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Bill to Amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Introduced to Congress
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On February 24, 2023, Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina introduced a bill proposing the creation of the Data Privacy Act of 2023. …
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2022 Retail Industry Year in Review
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On January 25, 2023, 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 2023.
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