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Written and curated by a multidisciplinary group of attorneys, Akin Data Dive delivers key insights on cybersecurity, privacy and other data-related topics impacting organizations across the globe.
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Throughout the month of February, states continued to introduce new privacy laws of their own as Congress remained preoccupied with enacting an additional COVID-19 relief package. Virginia emerged as the primary highlight of the month, as the state’s enactment of the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) on March 2 makes Virginia the second state to enact a comprehensive state data privacy law in the U.S., after the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). In addition to Virginia’s enactment of the law, lawmakers in California and other states have continued to unveil a slate of sector-specific legislative proposals. Below, please find a high-level overview of states’ recent legislative efforts in this space.
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In the wake of the California voters’ approval of Proposition 24, or the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), a ballot initiative that expanded data privacy obligations for businesses beyond those in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), several states promptly introduced new privacy laws of their own at the outset of 2021. Lawmakers in Washington state have notably revamped the Washington Privacy Act (WPA), while the landmark New York Privacy Act (NYPA) has also been reintroduced. Other state lawmakers continue to introduce measures to enhance their states’ data privacy and cybersecurity efforts. Below, please find a high-level overview of states’ new legislative efforts in this space.
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On Tuesday, August 4, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced the introduction of the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020 to prohibit private companies from collecting biometric data without consumers and employees’ informed written consent, or profiting off this data.
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On July 17, 2020, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on whether to maintain existing or impose new export controls in the form of licensing requirements on certain “crime control and detection” items and related technology and software.
