Privacy and Data Security
Federal and state laws regulate the collection and use of personal information. The FTC and states attorney general enforce privacy-related promises made to consumers and initiates investigations and enforcement actions against organizations that violate consumers’ privacy rights and fail to implement reasonably adequate data security protocols.
Use of Certain Technologies to Track Web Session Data May Violate Law
Attention Lead Generators. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that use of certain technologies on a websites in order to track and record web session data before obtaining affirmative consent may be a violation of California’s wiretap statute. In the case of Javier v. Assurance IQ, LLC and ActiveProspect Inc. (*not precedent except as…
Read Article...Virginia Passes Broad Consumer Data Protection Law
Much like other states that have followed California in passing data privacy legislation, Virginia has passed and signed into law the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. Similar to California’s CCPA, Virginia’s law builds upon fair information privacy principles. The law is intended to provide consumers with increased control over how their personal data is used.…
Read Article...Richard Newman Quoted by Cybersecurity Dive on Seminal Supreme Court Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Case
Van Buren v. US On November 30, 2020, Cybersecurity Dive quoted Richard B. Newman about the upcoming oral arguments the Supreme Court will hear involving the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The Supreme Court could determine what constitutes the limits of authorized computer access under the CFAA. While Van Buren had authorized access to the…
Read Article...Richard Newman Authors Article for Lead Generation World on What the Privacy Rights Act – CCPA on Steroids – Means for Lead Generators
FTC compliance and defense attorney Richard B. Newman recently authored an article for Lead Generation World titled “California Voters Pass the Privacy Rights Act – What “CCPA on Steroids” Means for Businesses and Consumers.” On November 3, 2020, California voters approved Proposition 24 – the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”). The CPRA amends and revises…
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