Last week a federal court dismissed a federal driver privacy class action, granting the Defendant judgment on the pleadings. Hensley v. Order City of Charlotte, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 146752 (W.D.N.C. Aug. 4, 2021). The court’s ruling was based primarily
Privacy & Data Security
US May Require That New Vehicles Prevent People From Driving Impaired
Move over sobriety checkpoints. Soon your vehicle may actually include technology that keeps people from driving impaired.
The U.S. Congress is working on a $78 billion surface transportation bill as part of the larger $1 trillion infrastructure package. The bipartisan…
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for… Data Privacy!
In a Latrobe, PA drugstore in 1904, apprentice pharmacist David “Doc” Strickler was challenged by a customer at the soda counter to make something “different.” Ice cream sundaes had been part of American cuisine for over a decade, but bananas…
Cybersecurity’s Pearl Harbor Moment: Lessons Learned from the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack
On May 6, 2021, Colonial Pipeline was attacked by ransomware suspected to have originated in Eastern Europe or Russia, allowing cyber criminals to penetrate a major utility with significant impact on the entire US eastern seaboard’s economy. From the perspective of vulnerability,…
California Enforcement Updates and Privacy Tools Highlight Regulatory Scrutiny of Right to Opt Out
With a little over a year of enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) under its belt, the Office of the California Attorney General (OAG) recently held a press conference to announce updates on its CCPA enforcement efforts and promote…
UPDATED FOR COLORADO: What is considered sensitive personal information?
Some privacy statutes explicitly reference “sensitive” or “special” categories of personal information. While such terms, when used, often include similar data types that are generally considered as raising greater privacy risks to data subjects if disclosed, the exact categories that…
CPW Week in Review
In case you missed it, below is a summary of recent posts from CPW. Please feel free to reach out if you are interested in additional information on any of the developments covered.
Financial Technology Company Reaches $58 Million Settlement…
Financial Technology Company Reaches $58 Million Settlement to Resolve Data Privacy Litigations
Colorado Becomes that Latest State to Adopt a New Data Privacy Law
On July 7, 2021, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), making Colorado the most recent state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. While the CPA does not take effect until July 1, 2023, it contains robust…
FTC’s Second Open Commission Meeting Continues to Highlight Competition Agenda
On July 21, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission held its second Open Commission Meeting.