Nevada Adds “Do Not Sell” Requirement to Privacy Law

Last week, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed new privacy legislation into law in Nevada. Senate Bill 220 (SB-220) updates Nevada Revised State 603A to provide consumers a new right to opt out of the sale of their data. Effective Oct. 1, 2019, the new law will come into effect prior to the more comprehensive California … Continue Reading

The California Consumer Privacy Act: Frequently Asked Questions

By Alan L. Friel, Laura E. Jehl and Melinda L. McLellan on March 27, 2019 Posted in CCPA

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive new consumer protection law set to take effect on January 1, 2020. In the wake of the CCPA’s passage, approximately 15 other states introduced their own CCPA-like privacy legislation, and similar proposals are being considered at the federal level. Among the many differences between the CCPA … Continue Reading

Is a New Federal Data Privacy Law on the Horizon? The Tech Industry Sure Hopes So

By Laura E. Jehl and Sara Goldstein on September 17, 2018 Posted in Federal Legislation, Privacy Litigation

Despite several failed attempts in recent years, there is a new effort underway to enact a federal data privacy law, and it’s being led by a somewhat unlikely source – the tech industry. Although they were resistant to a federal privacy law in the past, powerful tech industry players now appear to be publicly embracing … Continue Reading