The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received over 270 comments to its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) during the public comment period that ended on March 11, 2024. The NPRM reflects the FTC’s continued effort to modernize the COPPA Rule, which implements the Children’s […]
Data Protection
California Privacy Protection Agency Board Votes to Advance Proposed Regulations to Formal Rulemaking
On March 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board voted to advance to formal rulemaking proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, regarding risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technology, and certain updates to existing regulations. The formal rulemaking action will begin when the CPPA publishes a proposed action in the California […]
NY AG’s Office Announces Significant Cybersecurity Settlement with Healthcare Company
On January 5, 2024, the New York Attorney General’s Office (“NY AG”) announced a settlement with Refuah Health Center, Inc. (“Refuah”) based on the company’s alleged failures to appropriately safeguard its patients’ information, including failing to encrypt patient information or use multifactor authentication, which allegedly resulted in a May 2021 ransomware attack that impacted approximately […]
Colorado AG Recognizes Global Privacy Control as the First Valid Universal Opt-Out Mechanism
On December 29, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (the “AG”) announced that the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) will become the first universal opt-out mechanism (“UOOM”) the AG considers valid under the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”). Effective July 1, 2024, controllers subject to the CPA will need to treat Colorado consumers’ privacy preferences submitted through […]
EU’s Highest Court Issues Major AI Decision With Wide-Reaching Impact
On 7 December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important decision on how the GDPR governs AI-assisted decisions. The case arose in the financial services context, with the court holding that the GDPR’s AI rules apply when banks use credit scores to make consumer credit decisions. But, the decision […]