On May 7, 2019, Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill (HB 1071) that strengthens the state’s existing data breach notification law by expanding the definition of “personal information” and reducing the time an entity has to...

On April 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Lamps Plus v. Varela that under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), class arbitration is only permitted when explicitly provided for in arbitration agreements. The 5-4 decision...

While many companies are struggling to make sense of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) (see our prior posts here and here) and roll out their CCPA compliance programs, the California Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking industry feedback on a number of proposed changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”) Safeguards Rule, many of which are drawn from the New...

Utah has become the first state to legislatively dictate that law enforcement must obtain a warrant based on probable cause before forcing internet service providers to turn over users’ content, location information, and other records...

The European Commission has recalled a German-made smartwatch for children due to privacy concerns. The recall from the European market was made through the Safety Gate Rapid Alert System (“RAPEX”), which was created to facilitate...