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Draft Bill Imposes Steep Penalties, Expands FTC’s Authority to Regulate Privacy

Hunton Privacy

Additionally, like the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the draft bill proposes a maximum fine of 4% of total annual gross revenue for companies that are found to be in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act.

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California Consumer Privacy Act Blog Series: Covered Entities

Data Protection Report

California’s new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants California residents extensive new privacy rights. However, there is already some discussion of passing additional legislation to apply similar controls to California government authorities. This blog focuses on covered entities.

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Connecticut Makes Five: The Constitution State Enacts Broad Data Privacy Law Effective July 2023

Data Matters

The Connecticut Attorney General has sole enforcement authority, and violations of the law constitute an “unfair trade practice” under Connecticut law, with willful violations subject to statutory penalties of up to $5,000 and an initial 60-day right to cure. Data in Scope – The Majority Approach.

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CCPA Enforcement Date Rapidly Approaching: California Attorney General Proposes Regulations for Final Review With July 1, 2020 Less Than One Month Away

Data Matters

Gov’t Code § 11349 et seq. ): Are they necessary to effect the purpose of the statute, based on facts, studies, and expert opinions; Does the CCPA provide authority for the proposed final regulations at issue; Are the proposed final regulations drafted with clarity so that they can be easily understood by those directly affected by them; and.

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2017 eDiscovery Case Law Year in Review, Part 2

eDiscovery Daily

Scott granted the plaintiff’s motion to compel and defendant’s cross-motion in part, ordering the defendant to perform additional production over a disputed time period, based on a list of search terms ordered by Judge Scott. million because the Dodd-Frank Act authorizes the doubling of back pay for whistleblower retaliation.

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Judge Recommends Sanctions for Defendant Under FRCP 37(e)(1): eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

37(e)” , the Magistrate Judge said that “In the end, given at least what appears to be the defendant’s gross negligence – and that’s viewing things favorably to the defendant – the best route is that proposed by the Advisory Committee in its notes to the 2015 amendment to Fed.R.Civ.P.

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Court Disagrees with Plaintiff’s Contentions that Defendant’s TAR Process is Defective: eDiscovery Case Law

eDiscovery Daily

Judge Parker denied the plaintiff’s request for information about the defendant’s TAR process, finding no evidence of gross negligence or unreasonableness in their process. Disclaimer: The views represented herein are exclusively the views of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views held by CloudNine. Case Background.