Privacy Law Matters Blog

By Zachary DouglasHere is a snapshot of some privacy developments from the last month. If you missed our last post, you can find it here. US STATE LAW California Supreme Court Opinion Regarding Liability for Screening Providers  The California Supreme Court held that applicant screening providers can be held directly liable under state civil rights law, as the…

By Alex Schlight  After 5-years of legislative back and forth, India passed its new comprehensive privacy law, the Digital Personal Data Protection (“DPDP”) Act, last month. This week, India’s Minister of State for Electronics and IT said that companies will be given around a year’s time to comply with the Act (though certain organizations like…

By Charlotte LundayOn Monday, September 18, 2023, a federal judge in the Northern District of California issued a preliminary injunction delaying enforcement of California’s Age Appropriate Design Code (“CA AADC”) in NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta signaling the likelihood that CA AADC will be deemed unconstitutional.CA AADC was passed in September 2022 and was slated to…

Hintze Law PLLC is excited to announce that Destiny Ginn has joined the firm as a first-year associate* in the Seattle office. A member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Destiny first joined the firm as a summer associate in 2022, during which time she gained experience working on global data protection issues,…

Hintze Law PLLC is delighted to announce that Mike Hintze, Member Partner, and Jevan Hutson, Associate, have been recognized by Best Lawyers®. Mike is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 edition under the category of Information Technology Law and Technology Law for his work in privacy and data security. Jevan is recognized in…

Please join us in congratulating, Jevan Hutson, Associate at Hintze Law PLLC, for earning recognition as 2023 Washington Rising Star by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters. Jevan is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and Certified Information Privacy Manager and key member of Hintze’s Cybersecurity & Breach Response Group and the Artificial Intelligence and…

By Ro Friend & Susan Hintze Here at Hintze Law, we are thrilled and honored to announce that through a nomination by LinkedIn, we have been awarded the DEI Roundtable Law Firm Diversity Award for our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The DEI Roundtable consists of legal counsel from tech leaders AirBnB, ByteDance/TikTok, Google,…

By Jennifer Ruehr On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its adequacy decision for the EU – U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“EU-U.S. DPF”) which provides organizations with another mechanism for lawfully transferring EU personal information to the United States. The EU – U.S. Data Privacy Framework replaces EU – U.S Privacy Shield Framework (“Privacy…

Hintze Law PLLC is thrilled to announce that Zachary Douglas has joined the firm as a part of our growing team of talented privacy analysts who complement Hintze Law’s team of privacy and cybersecurity attorneys.  Zach, based in Austin, Texas, comes to Hintze with more than 20 years of litigation experience. Zach will bring his depth…

Hintze Law PLLC is pleased to announce that Chambers & Partners has once again recognized Hintze Law in its 2023 USA Privacy & Data Security rankings. The firm was also recently recognized in The Legal 500’s 2023 US Cyber Law rankings. In the area of Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare, Chambers recognized Hintze Law’s Health…