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Our team members will be participating in several speaking engagements over the coming months, sharing perspectives on emerging trends, regulatory developments, and practical challenges across the global data privacy, AI, and cybersecurity landscape. Stay Ahead on Consumer Privacy News Not a subscriber yet? Subscribe here to be among the first to receive timely updates on the fast-moving world...
April 2026 | Blog
On April 16, 2026, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (“APDPA”) after a unanimous vote in favor from both chambers of the Alabama legislature. The APDPA is the 22nd state consumer privacy law overall (counting Florida) and the second one enacted in 2026, following enactment of Oklahoma’s privacy law...
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong recently issued an advisory memorandum (“Advisory”) to all “State Officials, Agencies and Concerned Parties” about how existing Connecticut laws apply to artificial intelligence (“AI”). In the Advisory, Attorney General Tong hints at enforcement priorities and offers businesses a roadmap for compliance in describing how Connecticut’s civil rights, privacy and data...
On March 20, 2026, Oklahoma Governor Stitt signed the first new comprehensive state privacy law of 2026. The “Act relating to data privacy” is in force on January 1, 2027. In this post, we compare the new Oklahoma privacy law to the other 20 state consumer privacy laws already in force below. HOW THE OKLAHOMA...
March 2026 | Blog
Late yesterday day afternoon, Colorado’s House of Representatives passed, in a 48-14 vote, a bill that delays the in-force date for Colorado’s landmark 2024 AI law (CO Rev Stat §§ 6-1-1701 — 6-1-1707 (COAIA)) until June 30, 2026. After first voting in favor of an amendment delaying the in-force date until October 1, 2026, the...
August 2025 | Blog
On October 6, 2025, the “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government Related Data by Countries or Concern or Covered Persons” Rule released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) (DOJ Rule) will be fully in force. Is your organization ready? During the first half of 2025, numerous clients reached out to find...
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July 2025 | Americas
Many organizations have been working diligently to comply with the 13 state consumer privacy laws (CPLs) in effect in the first half of 2025 (14 if you count Florida). Some have chosen to comply on a state-by-state basis and others have followed the high-watermark approach of applying the strictest standard from among the CPLs to...
July 2025 | Blog
(Updated May 12, 2025) Since January, the federal government has moved away from comprehensive legislation on artificial intelligence (AI) and adopted a more muted approach to federal privacy legislation (as compared to 2024’s tabled federal legislation). Meanwhile, state legislatures forge ahead – albeit more cautiously than in preceding years. As we previously reported, the Colorado...
May 2025 | Blog
March 2025 | Americas
After what seems like forever, the most recent (and last?) public comment period for the draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations finally closed on February 19, 2025. (Read Privacy World coverage here and here.) Following an initial public comment period on an earlier draft, the formal comment period for the current version of the... Continue Reading
February 2025 | Blog
Since the Trump 2.0 administration commenced, the U.S. federal government has experienced some major policy shifts. Several Biden-Harris administration era regulations are now eliminated or on a 60-day hold while under review. States and other organizations have filed lawsuits to stay implementation of certain Trump 2.0 initiatives (i.e., the funding freezes, deferred resignation offer, birthright... Continue Reading
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