by Felicity Slater and Susan Hintze
On April 16, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and state Attorneys General from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, and Oregon announced the formation of the bipartisan "Consortium of Privacy Regulators." The focus of the Consortium will be to foster multi-state coordination, including sharing of expertise and resources, in investigation of potential violations of and enforcement of their state's respective comprehensive privacy laws.
Read MoreBy Emily Litka
In September 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed a number of new generative AI (“genAI”) bills into law. These laws address risks associated with deepfakes, training dataset transparency, use of genAI in healthcare settings, privacy, and AI literacy in schools. California is the first US state to enact such sweeping genAI regulations.
Read MoreBy Sheila Sokolowski
On October 6, 2021, California’s governor signed the Genetic Information Privacy Act (the “Act”), adding the state to the growing number enacting laws requiring direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to protect the privacy and security of their customers’ genetic data.
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