Tag: enforcement
Understanding Washington’s My Health My Data (MHMD) Act: Applicability, Scope and Requirements
On January 31, 2024, Cooley lawyers Brooke Fritz and Andrew Epstein led a virtual presentation on Washington state’s My Health My Data (MHMD) Act. Below are some key highlights from the discussion. The MHMD Act’s origins and purposes:In an effort to close the “gap” that exists between consumer knowledge and […]
New Hampshire and New Jersey Pass Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Laws
The proliferation of state consumer privacy laws continues into 2024. On March 6, 2024, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed SB255, the New Hampshire Privacy Act (NHPA), making New Hampshire the 14th state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Similarly, on January 16, 2024, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed […]
China Issues Measures on Generative Artificial Intelligence Services
On July 13, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and six other Chinese government agencies jointly released the final version of the Interim Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (see the Chinese version here). These measures will enter into force on August 15, 2023. For background, the CAC […]
California Attorney General Announces $1.2 Million CCPA Settlement With Sephora Amid Ongoing Enforcement Sweep
On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.2 million settlement with cosmetics retailer Sephora to resolve allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and failed to cure those violations within the CCPA’s 30-day cure period.
SEC Enforcement Targets Cybersecurity Disclosures Again
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has pledged to bring a renewed focus to robust enforcement of the federal securities laws. As we observed in a recent blog post, under Chairman Gensler and Director Gurbir Grewal, the SEC’s Division of Enforcement will be more aggressive in several arenas—including public company […]
Takeaways from the California Attorney General’s First-Year CCPA Enforcement Update
Just over one year ago, on July 1, 2020, the California attorney general began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act. To mark the one-year anniversary of enforcement actions, California Attorney General Rob Bonta provided an update on his office’s CCPA enforcement efforts over the past year (and published an accompanying […]