On January 16, 2020, the Senate approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, sending it to the President’s desk for ratification.
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Washington Lawmakers Introduce Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill
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On January 13, 2020, lawmakers in Washington state introduced a new version of the Washington Privacy Act, a comprehensive data privacy bill, in both the state Senate and House of Representatives.…
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Staff Release Bipartisan Draft Privacy Bill
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On December 18, 2019, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff-level draft privacy bill. The bill would create a new Bureau of Privacy within the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the bill and an Office of Business Mentorship to assist companies with compliance.…
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Senator Wicker Circulates Draft Privacy Bill
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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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Senate Democrats Reveal Comprehensive Privacy Bill
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On November 26, 2019, Senate Commerce Committee Member Maria Cantwell (WA), alongside Senators Brian Schatz (HI), Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Ed Markey (MA), unveiled a new comprehensive federal privacy bill entitled the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act.…
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Senate Democrats Unveil Privacy and Data Protection Framework
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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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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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NIST Releases Draft Privacy Framework
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On September 6, 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a preliminary draft of its Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy Through Enterprise Risk Management.…
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DOJ Releases a White Paper on the CLOUD Act
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice published a white paper entitled “Promoting Public Safety, Privacy, and the Rule of Law Around the World: The Purpose and Impact of the CLOUD Act.”…
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Utah Governor Signs Electronic Data Privacy Bill Requiring Warrants to Access Certain Types of Data
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On March 27, 2019, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed HB57, the first U.S. law to protect electronic information that individuals have shared with certain third parties.…
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