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Controversial ‘Keyword Search’ Warrant Leads to Arrests in Murder Case
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
This week, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld a criminal conviction which relied in part on evidence obtained pursuant to a warrant for Google search data. People v. Seymour, 2023 CO 53 (Oct. 16, 2023) (available at http://www.courts.state.co.us).
In investigating the cause of a 2020 apparent arson fire at a Denver residence which resulted…
Investigative Sweep of Employers’ CCPA Compliance by the California Attorney General
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
The California Attorney General recently announced an initiative to investigate employers’ non-compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act (collectively the CCPA).
At the beginning of this year, the CCPA’s disclosure requirements and consumer rights provisions became applicable to job applicants, employees (and their beneficiaries), and independent contractors. Now, the California AG’s office…
California Privacy Protection Agency Announces CCPA Enforcement Focus
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
A plan for an enforcement program under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)/California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) (collectively CCPA) is on its way from the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). Despite a recent court ruling that the enforcement of some of the amendments under the CPRA cannot begin until March 2024, last week the CPPA…
Privacy Tip #365 – Nevada Enacts Consumer Health Data Privacy Law
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo recently signed into law a sweeping and restrictive consumer health data privacy law that requires covered entities (defined as any person who conducts business in the state or produces or provides products or services that are targeted to consumers in Nevada) to provide privacy rights to consumers who provide health data…
We Might Be Close to Final CPRA Regulations, with More to Come
By Kathryn Rattigan & Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Data Privacy
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board will hold its third public hearing on February 3, 2023, at 10 am PST.
The meeting will open with the Chairperson’s Update, during which CPPA Chairperson Jennifer Urban will likely address the status of the delayed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations. Chairperson Urban is also a…
California Businesses Start 2023 with CPRA Requirements Without Official Regulations
By Kathryn Rattigan & Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Data Privacy
Readers of this blog know that we’ve been closely following the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) rulemaking process. California passed the law in 2020 to update the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 with additional consumer rights and business obligations. The CPRA also established a new government agency, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), responsible…
California Privacy Protection Agency Amends Proposed CPRA Regulations
By Linn Foster Freedman, Kathryn Rattigan & Robinson+Cole's Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Team on
Posted in Data Privacy
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released updated California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) draft regulations and a summary of the changes. The regulations remain in the proposal stage and it is unclear when to expect finalized rules, although it is likely that this version will include near final requirements and prohibitions.
While most…
Privacy Tip #278 – Privacy Rights Education
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
Many people continue to be unaware of how their data are collected, stored, used, disclosed, retained, or destroyed. As technology explodes it is hard to stay current, and educating individuals on their privacy rights has diminished.
There are many organizations devoted to educating consumers on their privacy rights and committed to teaching them about the…
ULC Model State Drone Legislation to be Discussed
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) is set to meet this week and next in Anchorage, Alaska to discuss and vote on model state legislation concerning drones. The ULC’s proposed legislation is an attempt to recognize the fact that drones can be transformative to search and rescue, inspection and logistics, but that when misused, a drone…