Libby Weingarten

Dec 13, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Libby Weingarten

On December 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its highly anticipated and controversialproposed rulethat primarily aims to bring data brokers within the scope of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Data brokers have long argued that they do not furnish “consumer reports,” and thus do not constitute “consumer reporting agencies” subject to the FCRA’s obligations.

May 22, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Rebecca Garcia |Libby Weingarten

On May 9, 2024, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signedHB 603, the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code (Maryland AADC).

Apr 25, 2024 | lexblog.com | Maneesha Mithal |Joshua F. Gruenspecht |Libby Weingarten

The recent omnibus foreign relations package signed by President Biden on April 24, 2024, includes the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (the Act), a set of sweeping privacy provisions prohibiting data brokers from sharing sensitive personal information with a broad range of entities that may have ties to Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.

Apr 9, 2024 | lexblog.com | Nikolaos Theodorakis |Libby Weingarten |Tom Evans |Rebecca Garcia

On April 3, 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released a statement setting out its priorities for protecting children’s privacy online. The priorities reflect the ICO’s strategy for the next phase of implementing its Children’s code of practice (also known as the “AADC”) and signal a focus by the regulator on the operations of social media and video-sharing platforms (platforms).

Feb 26, 2024 | lexblog.com | Libby Weingarten

On February 13, 2024, the New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York State Education Department (NYSED) Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced a settlement with College Board to resolve allegations that College Board violated New York Education Law § 2-d, the state’s student privacy law.