Tag: Privacy Act

July 15, 2024

As we wait for a federal privacy law in the U.S., the Land of 10,000 Lakes joins a growing number of states that now have their own laws. As expected, Minnesota’s data privacy law has similarities to other state privacy laws and […]

June 25, 2024

The Act affects businesses located in Minnesota or that offer products or services to residents of Minnesota and meet certain thresholds regarding the control or processing of personal data. Specifically, it applies to: (i) those that are handling (during a […]

June 17, 2024

On May 24, 2024, Governor Walz signed the recently passed Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (“MCDPA” or “the Act”), making Minnesota the nineteenth state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law.  The MCDPA, effective July 31, 2025, provides robust protections […]

June 12, 2024

The Colorado state legislature recently passed an amendment to the Colorado Privacy Act. The Colorado Privacy Act previously established the third broad data protection law in the U.S., after California and Virginia. The Colorado Privacy Act came into effect July 1, 2023, […]

April 30, 2024

On April 17, the Nebraska governor signed the Nebraska Data Privacy Act (the “NDPA”) into law. Nebraska is the latest state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Florida, Delaware, […]

March 14, 2024

Enacted in 1998, Illinois’ Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) governs the confidentiality and use of genetic testing and genetic information by employers and insurers. The statute was designed to prevent employers and insurers from using genetic testing and information as […]

February 21, 2024

On February 21, 2024, the California Attorney General announced that it had reached a settlement with a company, resolving allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA). This is only […]

January 31, 2024

Despite a court ruling late last year that blocked the California Age Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) from going into effect in 2024, as scheduled, California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta is pressing forward with an amendment to the California Consumer […]

February 20, 2023

A few months ago we wrote about the proposed draft rules for the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) (“draft rules”). Since then, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office has published two updated versions of the draft rules. The third and latest version […]

January 13, 2023

Colorado Department of Law Issues Draft CPA Revisions On December 22, the Colorado Department of Law issued updates to the draft Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. These revisions build on written comments and feedback from the stakeholder session held in […]

January 9, 2023

On December 21, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General (“AG”) issued its latest set of draft regulations for the Colorado Privacy Act, which takes effect on July 1, 2023. The draft regulations revise an earlier set published on October 10, 2022. […]

July 14, 2022

Last week, an Illinois federal district court granted the defendant’s motion to stay in Stegmann v. PetSmart, No. 1:22-cv-01179 (N.D. Ill.). The case implicates the evolving law surrounding the scope of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) and a […]

April 21, 2022

In July 2021, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) approved the final version of the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (UPDPA). The ULC took a novel approach when drafting this model act, which it claims has “elements that make [the UPDPA] […]

April 8, 2022

Why it Matters: The California Attorney General’s Office recently made common types of consumer loyalty programs a target of enforcement. Compliance requirements include estimating the value of personal information collected through such programs and explaining that estimate to the consumer. […]

November 6, 2020

In December 2019, the Australian Government announced it would conduct a review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). A year has almost passed and finally the Australian Government has publicly released details about the review. On 30 October 2020, the […]