On July 26, 2022, the attorneys general of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Washington D.C. announced an $8 million multistate settlement with Wawa Inc. that resolves the states’ investigation into a 2019 data breach that compromised approximately 34 million payment cards used by consumers at Wawa stores and fueling locations.
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California Privacy Protection Agency Holds Pre-Rulemaking Stakeholder Sessions
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On May 4-6, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency held via video conference several public pre-rulemaking stakeholder sessions regarding the California Privacy Rights Act.
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Connecticut Enacts Consumer Privacy Law
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On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring, after the law was previously passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in April. Connecticut is now the fifth state to enact a consumer privacy law.
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Virginia Amends the VCDPA Ahead of January 1, 2023 Effective Date
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On April 11, 2022, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed three Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act amendments into law ahead of the VCDPA’s January 1, 2023 effective date. This blog entry provides a summary of the amendments.
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Utah Becomes Fourth U.S. State to Enact Consumer Privacy Law
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On March 24, 2022, Utah became the fourth state in the U.S., following California, Virginia and Colorado, to enact a consumer data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act. The law will take effect on December 31, 2023.
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Hunton Publishes 2021 Retail Year in Review
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On January 31, 2022, 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 2022. This year’s edition…
Lisa Sotto Leads LexisNexis’ Emerging Issues Webinar on Everything You Need to Know About the CPRA
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Hunton Privacy Chair Lisa Sotto and MLaw Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent Mike Swift led a webinar on Everything You Need to Know About the California Privacy Rights Act. This post includes a link to watch the full program.
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Webinar on Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act
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On March 30, 2021, Hunton Andrews Kurth will host a webinar examining Virginia’s new Consumer Data Protection Act.
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Virginia Becomes the Second U.S. State to Enact Major Privacy Legislation
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Today, Virginia’s Governor, Ralph Northam, signed the Consumer Data Protection Act into law without any further amendments. In addition to California, Virginia is now the second state to enact major privacy legislation of general applicability in the U.S. …
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Virginia Moves Closer to Be the Second State to Enact Major Privacy Legislation
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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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