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Ready, Set, Go: More States Adopt Privacy Laws

Ready, Set, Go: More States Adopt Privacy Laws

July 30, 2025

Ready, Set, Go: More States Adopt Privacy Laws

By: Nicole Kardell

Note the below chart was updated on July 24, 2025 to reflect recent developments. The number of U.S. states that have adopted privacy laws grows regularly. Fortunately, there seems to be quite a bit of crossover, at least when it comes to thresholds that companies must meet in order to trigger compliance requirements. We provide below a chart that summarizes these thresholds by state, including whether non-profits are exempted from compliance (a fairly common question we are asked). We also encourage you to review periodically the IAPPs useful tracker for state-by-state developments. Updated July 24, 2025

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Fame, FTC, and Fine Print: Navigating Advertising Rules in an Evolving Landscape

May 12, 2025

Fame, FTC, and Fine Print: Navigating Advertising Rules in an Evolving Landscape

By: Abbey Block

Ryan Seacrest is most well-known for his role as the charismatic host of popular television shows like American Idol and Wheel of Fortune.  But more recently, Seacrest has taken on a new business venture, becoming the spokesperson for the social casino platform, Chumba Casino. Chumba Casino, launched in 2012, allows players to engage in online casino-style games. Seacrest began his partnership with the brand in…

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California Actively Enforcing its Delete Act against Data Brokers

March 10, 2025

California Actively Enforcing its Delete Act against Data Brokers

By: Nicole Kardell

If you are a data broker and you are not registered in California, you may face sanctions, including fines and possible shut down of operations.  The California Privacy Protection Agency is actively enforcing the state’s Delete Act, legislation that was enacted in 2023. The Delete Act requires entities that qualify as data brokers under the law to register annually with the CPPA and pay the…

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Cancelling Subscriptions Could be Easier, or Maybe Signing Up Will Get Harder

January 15, 2025

Cancelling Subscriptions Could be Easier, or Maybe Signing Up Will Get Harder

By: Jordan Briggs

Drawn in by the appeal of steady revenue, nearly three-quarters of direct-to-consumer companies now include a subscription model.[1] Everything has a subscription these days: video games, groceries, dating apps—you can even subscribe to a service to cancel your other subscriptions.[2] These subscriptions were not deterred from joining their most prominent predecessor (the gym membership) as an age-old punchline about how hard they are to cancel….

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Temporary relief from compliance obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act

December 5, 2024

Temporary relief from compliance obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act

By: Steven Eichorn

On December 3, 2024, a U.S. District Court[1] issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that enjoins the federal government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (the CTA)[2]. The CTA requires “reporting companies” in the United States to disclose basic identifying information about their beneficial owners — the individuals who ultimately own or control a company — to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The…

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Will Free Speech Become Expensive for Big Tech?

December 2, 2024

Will Free Speech Become Expensive for Big Tech?

By: James Trusty

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act[1] is the federal law that allows internet platforms to host online content without fear of lawsuits based on third party content. In other words, for hosting free speech, internet providers are given immunity from liability if the speech somehow crosses the line from protected free speech into unprotected territory (defamatory, criminal solicitation, etc.). With the recent presidential and…

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Dolce Vita Ruling a Win for Cookies and Pixels Alike

November 21, 2024

Dolce Vita Ruling a Win for Cookies and Pixels Alike

By: Robert Ward

In recent years, companies in industries from media to healthcare have faced a rash of lawsuits challenging their use of common web tracking technologies such as the Meta Pixel. These cases generally allege that the use of such tracking technologies violates common law privacy protections and a wide range of state and federal privacy statutes. Late last month, in Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital,…

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FTC’s Operation AI Comply Generated in Part by Fear of Scale

October 24, 2024

FTC’s Operation AI Comply Generated in Part by Fear of Scale

By: Jordan Briggs

With the increased visibility of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in our daily lives—in search engines, PDF readers, social media feeds—AI is starting to become commonplace and its use normalized. In its recent crackdown against five businesses advertising AI services to consumers, the FTC put its enforcement authority behind its belief that AI can “turbocharge deception” (“Operation AI Comply”). But by its very nature, as a machine…

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Privacy Pointers for Employees of the Teleworking World

Privacy Pointers for Employees of the Teleworking World
By: Nicole Kardell

Telework: Businesses Need Smart Practices ASAP to Reduce the Threat of Data Security Incidents. Here’s the Quick and Dirty of Smart Practices

Telework: Businesses Need Smart Practices ASAP to Reduce the Threat of Data Security Incidents. Here’s the Quick and Dirty of Smart Practices
By: Nicole Kardell

Allowances Made for COVID-19 Don’t Mean Telehealth Providers and Employers Can Share Protected Information Without Consequences

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By: Drew Barnholtz

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