On July 7, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) into law. Until a federal law addressing consumer data privacy is passed, we will continue to see additional state laws that address data privacy. Prior to Colorado passing its law, both California and Virginia had passed comprehensive data privacy legislation. The […]
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Consumer inboxes have been flooded lately with privacy policy update notices. This is, in large measure, the result of the new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) that was implemented by the European Union (“EU”). The GDPR went into effect on May 25, 2018. Any person or entity, that holds or uses the personal data of EU residents,
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The National Advertising Division (“NAD”) of BBB National Programs has referred Quicken Loans, LLC (“Quicken Loans”) to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) for investigation into its “No Registration, No Login” advertising practices. The NAD found that the statement “No Registration, No Login” misrepresented to consumers that Quicken Loans would not be collecting or sharing their
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Written by Patrick Kearns for Inman.com February 16, 2021 In the wake of Zillow’s acquisition of ShowingTime, real estate agents who used the platform were concerned about data. The fear expressed was that data from their clients, data regarding showings, is now sitting in the hands of a company it sometimes considers a competitor. Zillow was clear that the
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Despite the myriad issues that businesses now face with the Covid-19 pandemic, the California State Attorney General remains committed to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement date of July 1, 2020. As such, businesses that have not already done so should add CCPA compliance to their immediate to-do lists. One area of compliance that
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As readers of this blog know, businesses face significant liability if they fail to take their consumer privacy obligations seriously. These obligations can vary widely based on the kind of information a business collects and where a consumer is located. Privacy compliance is an essential consideration for many businesses, and properly obtaining consumer consent to
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By Melkorka Licea. New York Post (November 11, 2019, 6:53 PM EDT) — Is fitness tech counting steps — or overstepping? Last week, Twitter users flew into a panic after learning that Google is acquiring Fitbit, the trendy fitness-tracking watch, for $2.1 billion. The freakout centered on user data — specifically, Fitbit users’ concerns that their
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June 6, 2019 On June 28, 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), a groundbreaking, consumer-friendly, privacy law unlike any predecessor in the United States. The California Consumer Privacy Act will impact almost all US-based businesses that collect consumer data from California State residents, as well as companies that provide assistance in connection
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