On March 15, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office finalized rules implementing the Colorado Privacy Act.
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Iowa House and Senate Unanimously Vote to Approve Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
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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Texas State Representative Introduces Comprehensive State Privacy Bill Draft
On February 6, 2023, Texas State Representative Giovanni Capriglione submitted H.B. 1844, a comprehensive privacy bill modeled after the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. …
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IAB Releases for Public Comment Proposed Contractual Framework and U.S. State Signals Specifications for Compliance with Five States’ Privacy Laws
On October 13, 2022, the Interactive Advertising Bureau released for public comment an updated version of its contractual framework and new U.S. State Signals specifications to help the digital advertising industry comply with the comprehensive state privacy laws of California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah and Connecticut.
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Wawa Inc. Settles Multi-State AG Breach Investigation for $8 Million
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
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
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
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
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
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…