by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 9, 2024
On July 5, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced the formal rulemaking process to adopt proposed regulations for data broker registration authorized by S.B. 362 (2023) (Ch. 709) by Sen. Josh Becker. The law is known as the Delete Act. The CPPA...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jun 27, 2024
In June 2024, over 30 special interest consumer groups wrote to the FTC urging it to put forth the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security. In 2022, the FTC issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Commercial Surveillance...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 23, 2024
In May 2024, the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, And Commerce Subcommittee held a markup of three bills: H.R. ____, American Privacy Rights Act discussion draft (Rep. Rodgers) H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 16, 2024
In May 2024, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) wrote an OpEd noting that “data brokers are undermining country’s safety, privacy and security.” Gottheimer wrote that his state’s “Daniel’s Law is recklessly being undermined by data brokers yet...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 15, 2024
On May 30, the CFPB hosted a Data Enforcers Convening: Data Brokers and the Sale of Sensitive Data: Privacy and Security Harm to Consumers. The meeting is “virtual, non-public, and only open to government agencies.” The Bureau’s featured speaker is Justin Sherman of...
