Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced it will conduct a public investigative sweep of data broker registration compliance under the California Delete Act.

Pursuant to the Act, a “data broker” is “a business that knowingly collects and sells to third parties the personal information of a [California] consumer with whom the business

On Wednesday, the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Privacy and Data Protection Task Force announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) to establish a federal-state partnership focused on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity enforcement matters. This partnership will allow the FCC and the CPPA to share resources and align efforts

As we outlined in our previous blog article, California recently became the second state to enact a law safeguarding consumer brain data, following a similar law passed by Colorado in April. Both state laws prevent the sale or unauthorized sharing of data generated by consumer neurotechnology products. Under these new state privacy laws, companies

On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued an Industry Letter to regulated entities entitled “Cybersecurity Risks Arising from Artificial Intelligence and Strategies to Combat Related Risks.”

The letter “is intended to be a tool to assist Covered Entities in understanding and assessing cybersecurity risks associated with the use of

Across Europe and other countries, there are numerous data protection authorities with differing goals and enforcement powers. Until 2020, when the California Privacy Rights Act (which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act) (collectively the CCPA) went into effect, did the U.S. government or any states have any similar data protection authorities like Europe; then came

On Tuesday this week, Montana’s new consumer protections law took effect, joining many other states with similar consumer privacy rights legislation.

The Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) provides residents with the right to access or obtain copies of their data collected by online companies, the right to request deletion of personal information maintained by

Should kids be on social media? At what age? Should parents monitor their conversations on those platforms? Do parental controls work? These are questions facing many parents and guardians, especially with the increasing use of social media platforms by kids and teens. The Pew Research Center reported that 58% of teens are daily users of

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Wisconsin Physicians Insurance Corporation have announced that 946,801 current Medicare recipients are being notified that their personal information may have been exposed during the MOVEit security incident that occurred in 2023. According to CMS, “a vulnerability in the MOVEit software made it possible, between May

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued helpful recommendations for consumers to consider when securing home routers.

The publication, issued on September 10, 2024, emphasizes how important it is to secure the router in your home, particularly with the expansion of the smart home, Internet of Things devices, and remote work.

According