The Privacy Oracle: May 2019

The Privacy Oracle consolidates significant U.S. legislative and regulatory developments at the state and federal level into a single publication. In this month’s issue, we offer:

• An update on Maine’s ISP privacy bill, which is moving quickly through the state legislature.
• A summary of a new bill in Hawaii to restrict the “sale” of location data and the private business practices that may be motivating desire for such regulation.
• An analysis of the FTC’s proposed changes to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule, which requires financial institutions to implement a written information security program to protect customer personal information.
• A high-level roundup of draft state consumer privacy legislation.
• An exploration of the private right of action contained in Massachusetts’s proposed biometric data law.
• Part 2 in our series of practical tips for updating contracts to designate external parties as service providers under the CCPA.

Contact Us

• Nancy Libin, Partner, Washington, D.C.
  nancylibin@dwt.com // 202.973.4218
• Rachel Marmor, Counsel, New York, N.Y.
  rachelmarmor@dwt.com // 212.603.6401