Archives: Consumer Data

Texas Moves Forward With Updates to Breach Notification Law and Institutes Privacy Council to Study Data Privacy Legislation

By Will R. Daugherty and Caroline B. Brackeen on June 10, 2019 Posted in Consumer Data

Texas is one of the many states that looked to be following in the footsteps of California’s enactment of a broad consumer privacy law (the California Consumer Privacy Act), which has far-ranging implications for businesses and consumers. Two comprehensive data privacy bills, HB 4390 and HB 4518, were filed and heard at the last legislative … Continue Reading

Nevada Adds “Do Not Sell” Requirement to Privacy Law

By Shea M. Leitch and Alan L. Friel on June 5, 2019 Posted in CCPA, Consumer Data, GDPR

Last week, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed new privacy legislation into law in Nevada. Senate Bill 220 (SB-220) updates Nevada Revised State 603A to provide consumers a new right to opt out of the sale of their data. Effective Oct. 1, 2019, the new law will come into effect prior to the more comprehensive California … Continue Reading

Washington Privacy Act Dies in the House While California Continues to Consider Refinements to the CCPA

By Shea M. Leitch and Niloufar Massachi on May 6, 2019 Posted in CCPA, Consumer Data

After passing the Senate nearly unanimously, the Washington Privacy Act (SB 5376) has stalled in the House of Representatives. The bill failed to achieve passage out of committee by the April 17 deadline for consideration of bills originating in the opposite house, and was returned to the Senate on April 28. As a result, SB … Continue Reading

California Sets Forth Further Legislation Imposing New Obligations on Companies

By Alan L. Friel and Niloufar Massachi on March 11, 2019 Posted in CCPA, Children’s Privacy, Consumer Data, GDPR

Over the past few weeks, California Republican lawmakers have introduced a new package of legislation called “Your Data, Your Way,” which would expand and strengthen consumer privacy rights beyond what is required by the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The “Your Data, Your Way” package is comprised of bills that would impose new obligations … Continue Reading

A New Year Brings a New Vermont Law Aimed at Data Brokers and Credit Reporting Agencies

By Laura E. Jehl and Sara Goldstein on January 15, 2019 Posted in Consumer Data, State Legislation

On Jan. 1, 2019, a new Vermont law intended to protect consumers by imposing new requirements on “data brokers,” companies that aggregate and sell consumer information, and credit reporting agencies took effect. Under the new law, data brokers must comply with registration, information security safeguards and reporting requirements, while credit reporting agencies are prohibited from … Continue Reading