California Consumer Privacy Act

Regulators care about privacy in practice, not just in theory. Simply having a tool or partnership in place isn’t enough to demonstrate effective compliance.

Add digital health and wellness publisher Healthline to the growing list of companies hit with fines under California’s privacy law.

2025 promises a proliferation of US state laws regulating the processing of children’s data, with new rules either already in effect or coming into force later this year.

To commemorate Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28, my gift to you is an update on something I think is about to get a lot more attention: universal opt-out mechanisms.

When talk turns to the most impactful state privacy laws, the conversation usually starts and stops with California. However, recent developments may make Maryland the most challenging state for compliance by the digital media industry.

It may appear as if The California Privacy Protection Agency has been in hibernation mode. But don’t let that fool you. The bear is awake and it’s got an appetite.

U.S. state privacy laws are multiplying at a dizzying rate. Here are the key points to know for the collection and processing of sensitive information for the rest of 2023.

The US now has nine state privacy laws on the books – and the list is only going to get longer over the next couple of years.

California’s privacy protections are considered by most privacy pros to be the toughest and most comprehensive in the nation. But the California Privacy Protection Agency has a budget of just $10 million to regulate against the largest technology companies in the world.

Virginia is for lovers – and privacy lawyers. Although California has attracted most of the attention as the first US state to pass and enact comprehensive data privacy legislation, other states, including Virginia, have been swiftly following suit with regulations of their own.