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Highly Anticipated SCOTUS Ruling Upends TCPA Landscape

Photo of Shea M. LeitchPhoto of Melinda L. McLellanBy Shea M. Leitch and Melinda L. McLellan on Posted in Telephone Consumer Protection Act
In a landmark decision issued April 1, 2021, the Supreme Court settled a hotly-contested debate over the definition of “automatic telephone dialing system” (or “autodialer”) under the 1991 Telephone Consumer Privacy Act (“TCPA”). The Court’s decision is likely to upend the TCPA compliance and litigation landscape, as the law’s private right of action coupled with … Continue Reading

California OAG Proposes New CCPA Regs Two Weeks Before Voters Decide on the Fate of CCPA 2.0

Photo of Jeewon SerratoPhoto of Shea M. LeitchPhoto of Patrick WaldropBy Alan L. Friel, Jeewon Serrato, Shea M. Leitch and Patrick Waldrop on Posted in CCPA
On Monday, Oct. 12, the California Office of the Attorney General (the Attorney General or OAG) released a third set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations (the Regulations). The full text can be found on the Attorney General’s website here. The proposed modifications to the Regulations are limited to four … Continue Reading

The Washington Privacy Act Is Back

Photo of Shea M. LeitchPhoto of Andreas KaltsounisBy Shea M. Leitch and Andreas Kaltsounis on Posted in Consumer Data, State Legislation
After the Washington Privacy Act (“WPA”) failed to pass in 2019, state legislators promised to renew their efforts in the 2020 legislative session. Lawmakers kept this promise last month, introducing three bills targeted at an array of consumer privacy issues. The first bill, SB 6281, or the Washington Privacy Act, introduced in the Senate on … Continue Reading

Less Than a Month to Go Until Nevada Privacy Law Effective Date

Photo of Shea M. LeitchBy Alan L. Friel and Shea M. Leitch on Posted in Consumer Data
As discussed in our previous blog post on the topic, Nevada’s amendments to its privacy law are set to go into effect Oct. 1, 2019. Less comprehensive in scope than the much-heralded CCPA, the Nevada privacy law amendment has received significantly less attention than its California counterpart. Even so, the new Nevada privacy law presents … Continue Reading

FTC Announces Enforcement Action, Warning Letters for Companies Falsely Claiming Privacy Shield Participation

Photo of Shea M. LeitchBy Laura E. Jehl and Shea M. Leitch on Posted in EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a compliance sweep of companies claiming to be in compliance with the U.S.-EU Privacy Shield and U.S.-Swiss Privacy Shield Frameworks. The U.S.-EU Privacy Shield and the U.S.-Swiss Privacy Shield programs enable companies to self-certify that they have adopted a number of data protection practices to bring their businesses … Continue Reading

Washington Privacy Act Dies in the House While California Continues to Consider Refinements to the CCPA

Photo of Shea M. LeitchBy Shea M. Leitch and Niloufar Massachi on Posted in CCPA, Consumer Data
After passing the Senate nearly unanimously, the Washington Privacy Act (SB 5376) has stalled in the House of Representatives. The bill failed to achieve passage out of committee by the April 17 deadline for consideration of bills originating in the opposite house, and was returned to the Senate on April 28. As a result, SB … Continue Reading

Washington Privacy Act Clears Senate

Photo of Shea M. LeitchBy Shea M. Leitch on Posted in State Legislation
On March 6, SB 5376, the Washington Privacy Act, passed the Washington Senate in an overwhelming 46-1 vote (with two members excused). Prior to its passage, the Senate adopted important revisions and clarifications that would provide important relief for businesses from some of the more onerous provisions of the legislation. As we reported in our … Continue Reading

Insurance Data Security Model Law Picks Up Steam

Photo of Andreas KaltsounisPhoto of Shea M. LeitchBy Andreas Kaltsounis and Shea M. Leitch on Posted in Cybersecurity, State Legislation
Three states recently enacted variations of the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668), based on the landmark cybersecurity requirements issued by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) in March 2017. The NYDFS requirements apply to certain banking, insurance and financial service entities licensed in the state of … Continue Reading

Washington State Proposes Sweeping Privacy Legislation

Photo of Andreas KaltsounisPhoto of Shea M. LeitchBy Andreas Kaltsounis and Shea M. Leitch on Posted in GDPR, State Legislation
On Jan. 17, 2019, a new privacy law was proposed in the Washington state Senate. If passed, the Washington Privacy Act would impose far-reaching responsibilities on companies to protect the privacy of “personal data.” Lifting many provisions almost entirely from the text of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the legislation would arguably … Continue Reading
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