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GLBA Safeguards Gets a Makeover: Why it Matters for Businesses with Customer Information
In a much-anticipated announcement last week, the FTC amended the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards Rule, and proposed a further amendment requiring certain financial institutions to provide the FTC with notice…
CPRA Update: California Legislature Makes Technical Changes to CPRA
Last week, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 694, which makes a few technical changes to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The relevant changes to the CPRA are summarized below. As…
Cracks in the Privacy Wall Between Kids and Teens: Is Teen Privacy Legislation on the Horizon?
Since Congress enacted the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ( COPPA ) in 1998, the regulatory wall between kids and teens has been a remarkably durable one. During all this time, COPPA, the primary U.S. law…
Hope Emerges at Senate Data Security Hearing – But Will Congress Grab the Brass Ring?
On October 6, 2021, the Senate Commerce Committee conducted its second in a series of hearings dedicated to consumer privacy and data, this time addressing Data Security . Similar to last week’s privacy hearing, the…
Soltani Appointed as Inaugural California Privacy Protection Agency Executive Director
During last month’s California Privacy Protection Agency Board ( CPPA ) meeting, the only substantive agenda item, addressed in closed session, was a discussion of two key appointments: the first Executive Director and…