Jason C. Gavejian, Joseph J. Lazzarotti, and Robert Yang of JacksonLewis write: On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 947. Effective January 1, 2024, the bill will revise the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) definition of “sensitive personal information” to include personal information that reveals a consumer’s citizenship or immigration status. Under the CCPA, consumers have…
Category: Laws
Announce: Fall Privacy Foundation Seminar
For those in the Colorado area, this announcement was seen on Centennial Man blog: The Fall Privacy Foundation Seminar is scheduled for Friday, October 27th. Recent Developments in State Privacy Laws *The Colorado Privacy Act *State Privacy Laws in Colorado compared to states like California and Virginia Our Panel includes: Corinne O’Doherty, Senior Legislative Aide for…
Washington Gets Access to Patient Names, Emails in Fraud Case
Mary Anne Pazanowski reports: Health-care providers must turn over patients’ names and contact information to Washington in the state’s consumer fraud litigation. Neither the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act nor its state equivalent protected the information from compelled disclosure in a civil case because there’s already a protective order in place, and the…
Voter List Access, Maine Privacy Law Clash at First Circuit
Allie Reed reports: Maine’s privacy law protecting voters’ personal information is in question after a panel of First Circuit judges suggested a conservative election law firm has standing to sue the secretary of state. The Public Interest Legal Foundation is suing Maine over its law preventing people who obtain personal information from its central voter registration system…