Privacy Plus+ News
Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
Understanding the New Data Broker Registration Laws
This week, let’s delve into the new data broker registration laws, and focus on the laws in California and Texas.
The Rise of UOOMs
This week, let’s focus on Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms (UOOMs), like the Global Privacy Control and highlight several related state privacy laws (California, Colorado, and Connecticut).
SolarWinds Executives May Face Personal Liability as SEC Issues Wells Notices
This week, executive cyber-liability issues continue to emerge, and here, we’re covering the related latest news in connection with the SolarWinds hack.
The Implications of Varying "Opt-in" and "Opt-out" Requirements in New State Privacy Laws
This week, let’s examine a surprising topic: the variations among new state privacy laws regarding the obligations for "opt-in" and "opt-out" consent.
Predicting the Future of Privacy Law into 2023
This week, let’s look ahead toward the State of Privacy in 2023. With the New Year little more than 100 days away, what should we expect?
Privacy and Security Risk Management – Contractual Requirements
This week, let’s consider the contractual requirements related to data processing required under several prominent privacy laws, including the GDPR, the CCPA and CPRA, the NY Shield Act, and the new VCDPA.
California Consumer Privacy Rights Act – Up for a Vote in November
This week, we’re covering the basics of the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), which is expected to pass and on the ballot in California in November.
Cameras from a Different Angle
This week, let’s consider the deployment of cameras all over San Francisco—a city under a new kind of neighborhood watch.
Privacy Notices – Nobody Reads the Small Print. Is it Time for New Legislation?
This week, let’s consider the problem with privacy notices alongside pending U.S. privacy legislation.
Gloom, Doom, and Zoom: Privacy, Security, and Hindsight
This week, we pick up on our previous post regarding the privacy and security risks associated with videoconferencing, and in particular, Zoom, and propose some solutions.
Privacy Law—Nevada and Maine Edition
This week, we highlight Nevada and Maine’s privacy laws.
California DMV is Making $50M/Year Selling Personal Information
This week, we address the issues arising from the recent report that the California Department of Motor Vehicles is generating revenue of $50,000,000 a year by selling drivers’ personal information.
California Consumer Privacy Act – Who, What, Where, When, Why, and Now
This week, we cover the basics of a landmark privacy law, set to take effect on January 1, 2020—the California Consumer Privacy Act.