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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Portland, Oregon First to Ban Private-Sector Use of Facial Recognition Technology
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On September 9, 2020, Portland, Oregon became the first jurisdiction in the country to ban the commercial use of facial recognition technology in public places within the city, including stores, restaurants and hotels.
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Senate Bill Limits Corporate Use of Facial Recognition
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On August 4, 2020, Senators Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders introduced the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020.
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Oregon Extends Data Breach Notification Requirements to Include Third-Party Vendors
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On May 24, 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill 684, which extends Oregon’s data breach notification requirements to include third-party vendors. This blog entry provides an overview of the bill.
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Oregon Amends Data Breach Notification Law
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On June 2, 2018, Oregon’s amended data breach notification law went into effect. Among other changes, the amended law broadens the applicability of breach notification requirements, prohibits fees for security freezes and related services provided to consumers in the wake of a breach and adds a specific notification timing requirement. …
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Amended Oregon Law Reinforces Importance of Adhering to Privacy Policies
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On May 25, 2017, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law H.B. 2090, which updates Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act by holding companies liable for making misrepresentations on their websites or in their consumer agreements about how they will use, disclose, collect, maintain, delete or dispose of consumer information.
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New Hampshire and Oregon Student Privacy Legislation
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Legislators in New Hampshire and Oregon recently passed bills designed to protect the online privacy of students in kindergarten through 12th grade. This blog entry provides highlights on both bills.
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California Joins the Growing List of States Restricting Employers’ Use of Consumer Credit Reports
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As reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog, on October 10, 2011, California became the seventh state to enact legislation restricting public and private employers alike from using consumer credit reports in making hiring and other personnel decisions.
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States Attempt to Address Privacy Risks Associated with Digital Copiers and Electronic Waste
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Pending legislation in Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, New Jersey and Oregon aims to address the privacy risks associated with devices that may store personal information on their hard drives. A New York law addressing these issues came into effect on April 1, 2011.
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Legislation Aims to Expand Breach Notification Obligations
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In the past two months, lawmakers in California, Oregon and Virginia have introduced legislation that would expand the scope of their state security breach notification laws.
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