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California Enacts New Delete Act to Strengthen Data Privacy
We are thrilled to share a significant development in data privacy regulation. California has taken a momentous step…
Planned Parenthood Patients Sue Google
A class action lawsuit has been brought against Google for intercepting information that was input into Planned Parenthood's website.
Apple Urged to Protect Reproductive Health Data
California's Attorney General has joined a coalition urging Apple to better protect consumers' private reproductive health information.
California AG Proposes $1.2 Million Settlement With Sephora
The Californian Attorney General has proposed a settlement with cosmetics retailer Sephora for violations of the CCPA.
FTC Seeks Injunction Against Twitter for Unlawful Targeted Ads
FTC have filed an injunction against Twitter for misrepresenting the way it used phone numbers and email addresses
California Attorney General Clarifies the Right to Know
California's Attorney General was asked to clarify whether a consumer's "right to know" included internally generated inferences.
Real Estate Companies Don’t Need to Worry About Privacy – Right?
Real estate companies can believe data privacy doesn't apply as they handle property, not people, we've seen recently why this isn't the case
Facebook and Meta Agree $90Million Proposed Settlement
Facebook and Meta have agreed a $90 million settlement regarding invasion of privacy in a case that has been going on for a decade.
Did this Ad Tech Company Value Privacy correctly – if so why are they on Hook for $7.5 Million for COPPA Violations for “child directed data collection”
A Californian Court granted the FTC an injunction against a company for failing to to flag hundreds of apps as "child-directed".
LA Patient Data Hacked
www.securityweek.com/data-hacked-400000-planned-parenthood-la-patients
Sensitive Data: Key Differences
A breakdown of sensitive data terms over the CPA, GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA and the differences between the different regulations.
California Court Finds Unfair Information Use
A California Court is considering action between two individuals and a media company, alleging privacy violations.
California Court Finds Unfair Information Use
California Court has found that a company's opt out mechanism does not make their sale of Plaintiff's personal information fair.
Call Center: Illinois Court Preliminarily Approves Settlement for Secret Recordings
Following a class alleging violations of CIPA by recording calls without consent a settlement has been agreed
Financial Information: Parties Propose Class Settlement to California District Court
The proposed settlement of USD $58 million is based on its unauthorized collection and use of customers’ data…
General of California Rob Banta is making the cookie clear…
In regards to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), many considered use of cookies to be a gray…
California Attorney General creating a consumer privacy interactive tool to help consumers draft a notice of noncompliance to send to businesses
The California Attorney General is creating a consumer privacy interactive tool to help consumers draft a notice of…
California AG Confirms GPC Opt Outs Must be Honored
Global Privacy Control signals allow consumers to broadly signal a request to opt out of sales of their…
CCPA CA Consumer Rights Requests Metrics Reporting Due July 2021 deadline Remainder
Any business that is subject to CCPA (or should know it is subject to CCPA) must complete reporting…
CCPA online privacy policy 12 month update reminder
Many companies that updated their CCPA policies in advance of the law’s enforcement deadline last year (July 1,…
Illinois HB 3910 – Consumer Privacy Act updates
The Act is identical to the version introduced in the previous legislative session; if passed, businesses must comply…
California Court Permits Class Action Against Internet Company
The company’s privacy policy led consumers to believe that the “web and app activity” feature, when turned off,…
Beyond Compliance: Re-Imagining Privacy As Customer Experience – Forbes
Dimitri Sirota Forbes Councils Member Forbes Technology Council COUNCIL POST| Membership (fee-based) CEO and Co-Founder of one of…
Connecticut Proposes Changes to Data Breach Rule
If passed, the deadline for breach notification to State residents would increase from 30 to 60 days. Notification…
Legal Departments Should Play Leading Role in CCPA, GDPR Data Subject Access Requests
https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2020/09/28/legal-departments-should-play-leading-role-in-ccpa-gdpr-data-subject-access-requests/
Spotify notifies customers of breach, files under CCPA
Streaming service Spotify has notified an unspecified number of its customers of a data breach, responding by resetting…
California Issues Fourth Set Of Amendments To CCPA Regulations | Fox Rothschild LLP – JDSupra
California Issues Fourth Set Of Amendments To CCPA Regulations | Fox Rothschild LLP – JDSupra On the…
First CCPA Settlement Reached in Hanna Andersson Case
First CCPA Settlement Reached in Hanna Andersson Case Tuesday, December 15, 2020 CPW readers are already familiar with…
CCPA Bill Extending Exemptions Passes Through California Legislature
The passage of this bill likely brings some welcomed relief to companies subject to CCPA, as the existing…
California’s CCPA now enforced worldwide – How New Zealand is looking at CCPA
The impact of CCPA is being recognized around the world as people look to do business with California…
CCPA for Marketers: What You Really Need to Know
Great article on CCPA California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has put restrictions and conditions on how organizations can store,…