Privacy Law Matters Blog

By Taylor Widawski UPDATE: Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California Delete Act into law on October 10, 2023. The law takes effect August 2026. Another amendment to the California data broker law, SB 361, was also signed into law by Governor Newsome on October 8, 2025- see blog post here - those amendments take effect…

By Mike Hintze This is Part 5 in a series of blog posts about the Washington My Health My Data Act. Previous parts include:Part 1: An Overview of the Act Part 2: The Scope of “Consumer Health Data” Part 3: The Scope of Entities & Consumers Captured by the Act Part 4: Effective DatesThis part…

By Mike Hintze This is Part 4 in a series of blog posts about the Washington My Health My Data Act. Previous parts include:·       Part 1: An Overview of the Act ·       Part 2: The Scope of “Consumer Health Data” ·       Part 3: The Scope of Entities & Consumers Captured by the Act This part…

By Mike Hintze This is the third in a series of blog posts about the Washington My Health My Data Act. The first part provided a high-level overview of the Act. Part two discussed in detail the sweeping scope of “consumer health data” regulated by the Act. This part delves into other elements of the…

By Mike Hintze This is the second in a series of blog posts about the Washington My Health My Data Act. The first part provided a high-level overview of the Act. This part discusses in more detail a key element that determines the scope and impact of the Act – the definition of “consumer health…

By Mike Hintze This is the first in a series of blog posts about the Washington My Health My Data Act.  It provides a high-level overview of the Act. Subsequent posts in the coming days will delve more deeply into individual aspects of the Act and the issues it raises. Update: Here is a running…

By Alex Schlight and Leslie VelozJust a year after passing a comprehensive privacy law, Utah becomes the first state in the United States to pass a law that significantly regulates a minor’s access to, and use of, social media sites. On March 23, 2023, Governor Spencer Cox signed the S.B. 152 Social Media Regulation Amendments…

By Sheila SokolowskiSenate File 262, a comprehensive privacy law, was signed by the Governor of Iowa on March 28, 2023, thereby becoming law. As a result, Iowa has officially become the sixth state with a comprehensive privacy law, joining California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia.  The key features of Senate File 262 are as follows: Applicability:  It applies…

By Sam Castic The Hintze Cybersecurity + Breach Response Group has published a new guide to U.S. state and territory data breach notification laws – the Hintze Data Breach Notice Guide accessible here.  We include in our guide an overview section with a high-level summary of the common provisions that U.S. breach notice laws contain. …

By Charlotte LundayOn September 15, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADC). The law which received bipartisan support in the Legislature has a goal of protecting the wellbeing, data, and privacy of children, including teens, using online platforms. In his press release, Governor Newsome stated, “We’re taking aggressive action…