Privacy & Data Security

March 10, 2022
FTC Boosts GLBA Safeguards

In late 2021, the Federal Trade Commission amended the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule enhancing information security program (ISP) requirements that non-bank financial institutions must implement to protect their customers’ personal

March 3, 2022
State Privacy Round Up: Utah Set to Pass Privacy Law

We expected 2022 to be a busy year on the U.S. privacy front, and the first couple of months did not disappoint! The current headliner is the Utah Consumer Privacy

February 25, 2022
Privacy 2023: Planning for Compliance

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you preparing for 2023’s new data privacy requirements? New privacy legislation in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia is coming and it’s going to impact – perhaps significantly! –

February 21, 2022
California AG Warns Businesses Operating Loyalty Programs of CCPA Violations

On January 28th, National Data Privacy Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that his office had notified several businesses operating loyalty programs in California about alleged noncompliance with the

April 26, 2021
Eleventh Circuit Holds Debt Collector’s Communication of Personal Information to Mail House May Violate FDCPA

On April 21, 2021, in a decision that threatens collector relationships with vendors, the Eleventh Circuit held that a debt collector’s transmittal of a consumer’s personal information to a mail

March 22, 2021
California AG’s Additional Regulations to CCPA Take Effect

On March 15, 2021, the California Attorney General’s Office (“CAG”) announced approval by the Office of Administrative Law of the fourth set of modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act

March 3, 2021
Virginia Enacts Consumer Data Protection Act

As expected, Virginia became the second U.S. state to enact a sweeping data privacy law. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) borrows heavily from California’s data privacy laws (CCPA

October 13, 2020
California AG Proposes Edits to CCPA Regulations

In August, just before the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved CCPA regulations, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) withdrew several provisions from its draft regulations. The OAG

September 28, 2020
Lead Generation & Privacy: A Necessary Partnership

Participants in the lead generation industry know that compliance with the myriad legal frameworks that apply to their operations is not only necessary but also increasingly complex. One area where

September 25, 2020
Round-up of Recent Privacy Developments

By: Nick Whisler and Josh Stevens The past several weeks have brought a flurry of U.S. and international privacy developments. To help you stay on top of the everchanging landscape,