California Attorney General Rob Bonta leads investigation with Colorado and Connecticut targeting businesses that fail to honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) opt-out ...

With 2025 more than half over and many state legislatures adjourned for the year, we look back at significant legislative developments concerning state comprehensive consumer privacy laws. With 19 ...

The California Privacy Protection Agency approved new regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in September 2025, which became effective January 1 ...

Almost half the US states have passed comprehensive consumer data privacy protections that go beyond federal health privacy rules, known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

New California law requires social media companies to make it easy for users to cancel their accounts and remove all data. It's the first law of its kind in the country and other states are expected ...

When consumers entrust their personal information to a bank or credit union, they expect the financial institution to use that data to get to know them, understand their unique needs, and make their ...

November 25, 2025 - More than federal legislation — and as much as private litigation — enforcement moves by state attorneys general are at the leading edge of U.S. privacy law. Last year saw a ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Cisco published its 2023 Consumer Privacy Survey*, an annual global review of consumers' perceptions and ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky will implement a comprehensive consumer data privacy framework on Jan. 1, 2026, establishing new rights for residents and obligations for businesses that collect ...

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