Privacy Law Matters Blog

We are thrilled to announce that first-year associates, Leslie Veloz and Cameron Cantrell, have joined Hintze Law in the Seattle Office.  Cameron Cantrell previously worked as a summer associate and privacy intern for Hintze Law. She joins Hintze from the University of Washington School of Law, where she was a research assistant in the Tech Policy…

By Taylor WidawskiHere’s a snapshot of a few privacy developments from the past few weeks.  If you missed our last post, you can find it here. US STATE LAW CPRA Will Apply to B2B and Employee Data on January 1, 2023California ended its legislative session without enacting AB 1102, which would have extended the temporary…

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…

Hintze Law PLLC announced today that Taylor Widawski has joined the firm as Senior Associate. Taylor comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office from Chime Financial, where she was in house privacy counsel. Prior to that, she was privacy counsel at T-Mobile and an associate with a large national law firm. “I have had the pleasure…

Here’s a snapshot of a few of the privacy developments we followed over the past few weeks.  If you missed our last post, you could find it here.By: Emeka Egwuatu and Destiny Ginn  US FEDERAL BIPA: Amazon Can't Pause Battle with Student Over Facial RecognitionIn August, a federal judge ruling rejected Amazon’s motion to dismiss…

By Sam Castic Last week the California Attorney General’s office announced a settlement with beauty retailer Sephora for $1.2 million - the AG’s first monetary penalty for CCPA violations. Sephora has also agreed to a 2-year consent decree with ongoing monitoring and reporting obligations. This enforcement action confirms the AG’s interpretation that: (1) the CCPA…

Hintze Law PLLC is very pleased to announce that Deb Gray has joined the firm as a Senior Privacy Analyst. Deb comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office with over two decades of deep and wide-ranging experience and programmatic skills in privacy and data protection matters, including the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), the EU General…

By Susan Hintze and Sam CasticOn August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”) in a 3-2 vote on party lines requesting public comment on questions covering a wide range of “commercial surveillance” and data security practices.  The FTC defines “commercial surveillance” to include a wide array…

Seattle, August 15, 2022: Hintze Law PLLC is delighted to announce that Sam Castic has joined the firm as its newest Partner. Sam comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office with over 15 years of global privacy and cybersecurity experience, most recently as Chief Privacy Officer for Blackhawk Network and as Senior Director Privacy & Associate…

By Laura LemireHere we go, privacy friends. On Friday, July 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to adopt regulations implementing the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), the law that amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) (the “Proposed Regulations”). The Proposed Regulations were previously made available…