By Lauren E. Kirchner, Firstrust Bank Businesses across Pennsylvania, and indeed, outside of Pennsylvania, are behooved to stay apprised of recent litigation filed against two companies under the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act of 1978 (“WESCA”) (18 Pa. C.S.A. §§ 5701 et seq.). In Popa v. Harriet Carter Gifts, Inc. et al.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the state’s first California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) enforcement action this week. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) released their proposed final judgment and permanent injunction against Sephora, stating that Sephora not only violated the CCPA’s “Do Not Sell” provisions and ignored Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals, but
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On August 22nd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to the Federal Register, starting the 60-day public comment period. The ANPR was published to “request public comment on the prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers.” Spanning 95 questions, the enumerated list of topics
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Medical providers across the United States have been scrambling to make sense of their professional responsibilities and corresponding liability risks in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. As was discussed here previously, the decision threatens to undermine the healthcare system as a whole, jeopardizing health information privacy
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Several bills have been under consideration by legislators in Washington, D.C., and the US Federal Privacy Legislation Tracker (hosted at IAPP) is a good starting point for those looking to get caught up. There have been several bills, but the major ones under deliberation have been the Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021
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