On December 29, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (the “AG”) announced that the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) will become the first universal opt-out mechanism (“UOOM”) the AG considers valid under the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”). Effective July 1, 2024, controllers subject to the CPA will need to treat Colorado consumers’ privacy preferences submitted through […]
Online Privacy
Colorado AG Publishes Shortlist of Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms
On November 21, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (the “AG”) published a shortlist of potential universal opt-out mechanisms (“UOOMs”) that the AG is considering recognizing as binding under the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”). Beginning on July 1, 2024, the CPA will require covered controllers to comply with Colorado consumers’ requests to opt out of […]
Oregon Becomes the Fourth State to Enact a Data Broker Law
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the Bill Relating to Registration of Business Entities that Qualify as Data Brokers (HB 2052) (the “Act”) on July 27, 2023. Effective January 1, 2024, the Act will require data brokers to annually register with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (the “Department”). The Act makes […]
FTC Seeks Comments on a New Verifiable Parental Consent Mechanism Under COPPA
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced that it is seeking comment on an application for a new verifiable parental consent mechanism under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). The application, submitted jointly by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, Yoti, and SuperAwesome (collectively, the “Applicants”), requests the FTC to approve […]
HHS and FTC Fire a Warning Shot at Healthcare Companies Using Online Tracking Technologies
On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a joint letter sent to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers. The FTC/OCR letter warns that certain online tracking technologies that “may be present” on the recipients’ […]