In this article, we’ll be taking a basic overview of the new state privacy laws becoming effective in 2024, what they have in common, and where they differ. Since the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA)was technically only in effect for one day in 2023, we’ve included it in this 2024 roundup as well. 2023 U.S. …
US state privacy law update: what’s on the menu for 2024 Read More »
Artificial intelligence, or “AI,” has recently taken the art world by storm. The concept is simple but novel. The user provides an AI software program with a text, image, or other material as a prompt, and then watches as the AI creates original works. Recently, a new application of this technology has been trending all …
Data collection and analysis have become ubiquitous with modern technology and are pivotal aspects of contemporary video game design. Game developers may collect data for any number of reasons, including anything from wanting to obtain a user’s name, address, and billing information for in-game purchases, to utilizing collected data to catch hackers, or identify areas …
What are the legal considerations for collecting data in a video game? Read More »
In November 2020, California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) which amended and extended the original California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (CCPA). Previously, rulemaking authority under the Acts belonged solely to the state Attorney General. However, the CPRA established the California Privacy Protection Agency and vested it with the full …
Last election day, Californians approved Proposition 24–adopting the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) to expand the state’s existing privacy law, the CCPA. Besides establishing a new enforcement agency and making it harder for state lawmakers to restrict state privacy law beyond the CPRA’s minimum standards, the new law makes substantial changes to California’s privacy regime. …
Five major changes to California’s privacy law your business should know about Read More »
Well, it’s safe to say that 2020 didn’t go in a way any of us could have easily predicted. We made some solid guesses on what might happen in 2020 and in 2019 but most of our predictions got derailed by the pandemic. That being said, here’s our thoughts and predictions on 2021 as the …
Last month, in what may seem like a deja vu moment from 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) surprisingly struck down the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield was the legal mechanism that more than 5,300 organizations used to transfer personal data between the EU and the US. Of the companies …
The EU’s high court just demolished the EU-US Privacy Shield…now what? Read More »
Since July 1st, some California consumers have eagerly begun enforcing their newly created privacy rights through class-action lawsuits aimed at companies consumers believe to have mishandled their data. Just last week, a consumer sued Walmart, alleging a lack of necessary security standards to protect the consumer’s credit card data during a recent security breach – …
Save the Date for July 31st: Enabling Ad-Tech Features to Ensure CCPA Compliance Read More »