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2022 State Privacy Roundup: Momentum Builds, States Define Their Own Paths

2022 marked the year state privacy laws gained unstoppable momentum. This roundup examines new comprehensive privacy statutes, the CPPA's groundbreaking rulemaking, and the expanding patchwork of state laws reshaping privacy compliance across the United States.

Smart cities, privacy and community control: Are we there yet?

Smart cities promise efficiency, but are existing privacy laws keeping pace? This article examines how U.S. federal and state privacy laws apply to smart cities, surveillance technologies, municipalities, and vendors—and why stronger community oversight remains essential.

2021: The Year State Privacy Laws Went Mainstream

2021 marked the year state privacy laws became a national movement. This roundup examines the expansion of comprehensive privacy statutes, the rise of genetic and biometric privacy laws, and the growing convergence of consumer privacy rights across the United States.

2020 State Privacy Roundup: Incremental Change, Major Momentum for California

The COVID-19 pandemic slowed state privacy legislation in 2020, but California transformed the U.S. privacy landscape with the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). This overview summarizes the year's key enactments, including California, Michigan, and Virginia privacy laws.

California’s Constitutional right to privacy

California's constitutional right to privacy is one of the broadest in the United States. This article explores its origins, scope, key court decisions, threshold legal tests, limits, comparison with EU privacy law, and practical guidance for analyzing constitutional privacy claims.

Privacy on the California 2020 Ballot: Will CPRA prevail on November 3?

California voters faced a pivotal privacy decision in 2020. This article examines the proposed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), its sweeping amendments to the CCPA, the creation of the California Privacy Protection Agency, and what Proposition 24 meant for the future of U.S. privacy law.