By: Linda Goodman   This article is a publication of The Goodman Law Firm and is intended to provide information on recent legal developments. This article does not create an attorney-client relationship, nor should it be construed as legal advice […]

By: Linda L. Goodman California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, today issued the following statement as he begins the first day of enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), a groundbreaking data privacy law. The CCPA, which went into effect […]

By: Linda L. Goodman 27 of the 89 reports of data breaches in California in the past six months and a few from 2019 have resulted in CCPA being added to the litigation in California. To date, there have been […]

By: Linda L. Goodman Less than one month remains until the July 1 date when California’s attorney general may begin enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which went into effect at the beginning of this year. Against this backdrop, […]

By: Linda L. Goodman As you may recall, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) requires the California Attorney General (“Attorney General”) to adopt initial regulations (which is the guide to interpreting the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)) by July 1, […]

By:  Linda L. Goodman The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently announced it is seeking public comment on ways to improve its existing regulations for negative option marketing. Negative option marketing is a common form of marketing whereby the consumer accepts […]

By:  Linda L. Goodman The numerous state initiatives and regulations pertaining to data protection and consumer privacy are pressing and eliminating tech-based ad-targeting techniques. The replacement is likely to be contextual targeting.  Both Google and Apple are implementing data privacy […]

By: Linda L. Goodman The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the Office of the Arkansas Attorney General yesterday filed a proposed stipulated judgment and settlement with Andrew Gamber; Voyager Financial Group, LLC; BAIC, Inc.; and SoBell Corp. The companies, […]

By: Linda L. Goodman An operator of email management service, Unrollme Inc., thought their policy was accurate until the FTC alleged that it deceived consumers by sharing the consumers private data and analytics with its parent company. As a result, […]

By: Linda L. Goodman After a short review period after being passed by the legislature, the Governor of New York signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“SHIELD Act”) into law yesterday. The SHIELD Act broadens the […]