State Laws Archives

A Guide to the Data Privacy Laws Proposed by Texas

March 20, 2021
Max Totsky
Data Privacy, Data Protection, State Laws

Texas State Representative Giovani Capligrione has filed six bills related to “increasing the protection of consumer data by the private sector.” This follows the recent passing of a state bill mandating data breaches involving more than 250 Texas residents must be reported to the Attorney General. Capligrione implies that this bill has been a step…

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Minnesota Proposes its Own Version of CCPA

February 19, 2021
Max Totsky
CCPA, Data Privacy, Data Protection, GDPR, Privacy, State Laws, US Regulatory

Ever since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) set the tone for state-level privacy laws, more and more states have followed suit. At the start of the year, Minnesota proposed its own data privacy bill–and yes, it’s heavily influenced by CCPA. The bill, known as HF-36,has been sent for referral to the Committee on Commerce,…

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Virginia Set to Enact Major Data Privacy Legislation

February 19, 2021
Max Totsky
Compliance, Data Privacy, Data Protection, GDPR, State Laws, Uncategorized

Of all the states currently in the process of enacting major privacy legislation, Virginia may be closest to the finish line. On February 5, the Senate of Virginia voted unanimously to approve the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), with the House of Delegates voting 89-9 to approve an identical bill. Minor amendments are expected after the…

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The Washington Privacy Act is Back in Play

January 14, 2021
Max Totsky
CCPA, Compliance, Consumer Privacy, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Privacy, State Laws

It’s been a turbulent journey for the Washington Privacy Act (WPA). When initially proposed in 2019, the legislation seemed like Washington’s answer to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), establishing a stricter approach to state-level data privacy. However, the bill narrowly failed to pass in 2019, meeting the same fate when reworked in 2020. Though…

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New York State Proposes Biometric Privacy Law

January 12, 2021
Max Totsky
Biometric, Penalties and Enforcement, Privacy, State Laws

New York State legislators have proposed a private right to action with Assembly Bill 27–a proposed amendment to New York’s General Business Law (GBL). This amendment–also called the Biometric Privacy Act (BPA) –would allow consumers to sue companies for improperly collecting or using certain biometric data. Here’s our analysis: What Qualifies As Biometric Data? BPA takes…

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2020 News in Review

January 4, 2021
Tim Crino
Africa, Artificial Intelligence, Banks, Biometric, Brazil, Breach prevention, Breach response, Business Continuity, C-Suite, Canada, CCPA, CISO, CMMC, CNIL, Compliance, Consumer Privacy, COVID-19, Cyber Fraud, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Mapping and Inventory, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Rights Management (DRM), data trusts, differential privacy, DPO, Dubai, European Union, Federal Reserve, Federated Learning, Financial Services, GDPR, GLBA, Governance, Government Contracting, Hiring, Hybrid, International Agreements, Investigations, Japan, Machine Learning, New York State, NIST, Penalties and Enforcement, Phishing, Privacy, Privacy Shield, Project Management, Resilience, State Laws, Third Party Compliance, United Kingdom, US Regulatory, Work from Home

Week Ending December 28 ICO Warns SolarWinds Victims to Report Breaches The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning to organizations compromised by the SolarWinds breach. The breach, which was carried out by Russian hackers, affected more than 18000 organizations worldwide. ICO requires UK data controllers subject to NIS regulations to report…

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Michigan’s Data Privacy Ballot Measure Passes

November 11, 2020
Max Totsky
Privacy, State Laws

Though much of the attention has gone to California’s recent data privacy ballot measure, Michigan also presented significant legislation to its voters this past November 3. And voters answered with a resounding yes. The approval of Proposal (Prop) 2–an amendment to Michigan’s state constitution–requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before seizing any electronic data.…

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A Blueprint for a Federal Privacy Law in the U.S.

August 26, 2020
Max Totsky
Data Privacy, Data Protection, Podcast, State Laws, US Regulatory
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While most organizations in the U.S. comply with some set of regulations on a state or international level, the United States has yet to establish itself as a world data privacy leader with a set of federal regulations. Yet many…

Washington State Data Privacy Bill Dies: Private Right of Action At Issue

For the second year in a row, the State of Washington has failed to pass a data privacy law. In 2019, the state proposed legislation which passed the senate with a 46-1 vote but died in the house. Senator Reuven Carlyle (D) came back in 2020 with a revised bill. As ADCG previously reported, the…

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As Federal Regulations Slip, States are Filling the Gap

March 10, 2020
Max Totsky
Breach prevention, Financial Services, State Laws

In the years since its 2011 inception, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been a valuable shield between consumers and predatory financial practices. The federal regulatory body held Wells Fargo accountable when the bank was caught opening fake accounts in customers’ names, and it forced Capital One Bank to reimburse customers for unnecessary add-ons.…

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