CCPA

California Enacts "genAI" Laws That Introduce New Privacy and Transparency Requirements, Amongst Others 

California Enacts "genAI" Laws That Introduce New Privacy and Transparency Requirements, Amongst Others 

By Emily Litka

In September 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed a number of new generative AI (“genAI”) bills into law. These laws address risks associated with deepfakes, training dataset transparency, use of genAI in healthcare settings, privacy, and AI literacy in schools. California is the first US state to enact such sweeping genAI regulations.

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New CCPA Enforcement Action: Lessons for Tracking Technologies and Child Users

New CCPA Enforcement Action: Lessons for Tracking Technologies and Child Users

By Cameron Cantrell and Sam Castic

This week the California Attorney General and Los Angeles City Attorney announced a proposed $500,000 settlement to a complaint against mobile app game developer and publisher Tilting Point Media LLC for  alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), unfair competition law, and federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). This post summarizes the alleged practices that led to the enforcement action, how it fits with regulatory enforcement priorities including on data sales via tracking technologies and children’s privacy, and steps for companies to consider to reduce risk.

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Don’t Sleep on Maryland: The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act Will Keep Health and Wellness Companies Up at Night — Hintze

California Legislature Passes the Delete Act

By Taylor Widawski

On September 15, 2023, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 362, known as the Delete Act, which amends the California data broker law. The bill now awaits a signature from the governor. If signed, certain aspects of the law will go into effect as soon as January 31, 2024.

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Don’t Sleep on Maryland: The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act Will Keep Health and Wellness Companies Up at Night — Hintze

CA AG Investigative Sweep for Employer Compliance with CCPA

By Jennifer Ruehr

The California Attorney General announced on Friday, July 14 that it has initiated an investigative sweep of California employers’ compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as it applies to employees and applicants. This action serves as a reminder that organizations need to ensure that they have taken steps to comply with CCPA’s numerous requirements as they apply to employee and applicant personal information.

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Don’t Sleep on Maryland: The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act Will Keep Health and Wellness Companies Up at Night — Hintze