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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By Krishna Jani, Flaster Greenberg From California to New York, data privacy laws and enforcement actions are ramping up. Check out some highlights below. 1. New York State Department of Financial Services launched its first enforcement action in July 2020. As U.S. companies focus on CCPA enforcement, they should not ignore other state
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By Krishna Jani, Flaster Greenberg There is a lot going on in the world right now — and the world of data privacy is no exception. Here is a snapshot of what’s on my radar: 1. Senators Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders introduced the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020 on Tuesday, August
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