On November 29, 2019, Senator Roger Wicker, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, circulated a draft of a comprehensive federal privacy bill entitled the United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019.
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Russia Adopts Increased Fines for Data Protection Violations
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As reported by Russian law firm Alrud, on November 21, 2019, the Russian State Duma passed a bill that would increase the minimum fines that may be imposed for violations of Russia’s data protection laws.…
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California Attorney General: Draft CCPA Regulations to Be Published in October
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California Attorney General signals that draft regulations implementing the CCPA will be published this October.…
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Ecuador Fast-Tracks Data Protection Law in Wake of Massive Breach
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Ecuador is seeking to pass a data protection bill in the wake of a massive data breach that resulted in the personal data of up to 20 million people being made available online.…
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Status Update: Pending CCPA Amendment Bills
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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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New York Amends Breach Notification Law
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On July 25, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Senate Bill S5575B, an amendment to New York’s breach notification law. This blog entry provides an overview of the changes.…
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Organizational Accountability in U.S. Law and Its Relevance to a Federal Data Privacy Law: A CIPL Study
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP recently published a white paper on Organizational Accountability’s Existence in U.S. Regulatory Compliance and its Relevance for a Federal Data Privacy Law.…
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CIPL Publishes Q&A on Organizational Accountability in Data Protection
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The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP recently published a Q&A document on organizational accountability in data protection.…
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Revisions to the Closely Watched “Employee Exemption” Amendment to the CCPA
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A number of bills to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 are still pending before the California legislature. Of particular interest to many businesses is AB 25, which could narrow applicability of the CCPA by removing employees from its scope.…
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One Year of CCPA
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With the one-year mark since the passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, Hunton reflects on the past year and recent developments in the law. This blog entry provides a link to Hunton’s CCPA Amendment Tracker chart.…
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