On March 20, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that will prohibit data brokers from transferring U.S. residents’ sensitive personal data to foreign adversaries, including China and Russia. The Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024
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FTC Proposes $26 Million Penalty for Deceptive Marketing
After potential warning signs spanning several years, the Federal Trade Commission brought a proposed $26 million enforcement action against two entities selling virus protection software to consumers via online and telemarketing sales.…
SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Final Climate Disclosure Rules
On March 6, 2024, by a party-line vote of 3-2, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules (entitled “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”) requiring most public companies to disclose climate-related information in registration…
SEC Adopts Long-Awaited Final Climate Disclosure Rules
On March 6, 2024, by a party-line vote of 3-2, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules (entitled “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”) requiring most public companies to disclose climate-related information in registration…
CIPL Files Response to FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the COPPA Rule
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth recently filed its response to the Federal Trade Commission’s notice of proposed rulemaking, which addresses amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule.…
Utah Governor Signs Spate of Privacy Bills into Law
Last week, Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed three privacy-related bills into law. The bills are focused on, respectively, protection of motor vehicle consumer data, regulations on social media companies with respect to minors, and access to protected health information…
UK ICO Publishes New Guidance on Fines
On March 18, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published new data protection fining guidance on how the ICO decides to determine penalties and calculate fines.…
Supreme Court Sinks Yacht Owner’s Insurance Counterclaim on Choice-of-Law Grounds
The United States Supreme Court recently held in Great Lakes Ins. SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, that choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts, including maritime insurance policies, are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law. In Great Lakes, a policyholder…
CPPA Board Holds Meeting on Revised Draft Regulations for Risk Assessment and Automated Decisionmaking Technology
On March 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board discussed and voted 3-2 in favor of further edits to revised draft regulations regarding risk assessments and automated decisionmaking technology, which were released in February 2024, but did not initiate…
FCC Updated Data Breach Notification Rules Go into Effect Despite Challenges
On March 13, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission’s updates to the FCC data breach notification rules went into effect.…