Professor and privacy law giant Daniel Solove writes: I am pleased to announce that Professor Paul Schwartz and I have released new supplemental materials for our INFORMATION PRIVACY LAW casebooks: (1) edited version of Carpenter v. US (2) overview of the CCPA + state biometric privacy laws
Category: Laws
And It Begins – Privacy Legislation Introduced in States
Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager and Alexandra Scott of Covington and Burling write: While some state legislators are still putting away their holiday decorations, New Hampshire legislators introduced new data privacy legislation, New Hampshire House Bill 1680. The legislation is similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act (which we’ve written extensively about before, including here and here). It grants consumers…
Bipartisan House Bill Seeks to Protect Privacy of Emails Between Federal Inmates, Lawyers
Mimi Nguyenly reports: Two members of the House Judiciary Committee introduced a bill that seeks to protect the privacy of electronic communications between federal inmates and their attorneys. Reps. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, introduced the bill on Wednesday, saying that…
California Bill Exempts Medical Research Data From Privacy Law
Bloomberg Law reports: Personal information used for medical research and safety would be exempt from California’s sweeping new privacy law under a bill seeing quick action in the state legislature. The Senate Health Committee unanimously approved the bill, A.B. 713, two days after Assemblyman Kevin Mullin (D) introduced it. If enacted, it would amend the California Consumer…