CommLaw Monitor

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s communications practice group

New Bipartisan Federal Privacy Bill – Breakthrough, Too Late, or Both?

On Friday June 3, a bipartisan group of leaders from key House and Senate committees released a new “discussion draft” bill to establish nationwide standards for consumer privacy. The proposal (the American Data…

Ten Percent and Rising: Connecticut Becomes Fifth U.S. State to Enact Privacy Law

On Tuesday, Connecticut became the fifth state to pass comprehensive privacy legislation when Governor Ned Lamont signed “ An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring ” into law. Connecticut joins…

Privacy Priorities for 2022: Tracking State Law Developments

The replay for our April 28, 2022 Privacy Priorities for 2022: Tracking State Law Developments webinar is available here . In the absence of a federal privacy law, privacy has been at the forefront of many states’…

Lina Khan’s Privacy Priorities – Time for a Recap

Rumors suggest that Senator Schumer is maneuvering to confirm Alvaro Bedoya as FTC Commissioner sooner rather than later, which would give FTC Chair Khan the majority she needs to move forward on multiple fronts.…

Webinar Replay: Privacy Priorities for 2022 - FTC

The replay for our May 19, 2022 Privacy Priorities for 2022 webinar is available here . Under Chair Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission has announced an aggressive privacy agenda, which is unfolding on the…