Tag archives: Virginia

Virginia’s new Consumer Data Protection Act

By David Kessler (US) and Susan Ross (US) on March 8, 2021 Posted in Compliance and risk management

On March 2, 2021, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia signed into law the Consumer Data Protection Act, which contains many elements of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The new law goes into effect on January 1, 2023. But first, you need to determine whether the law … Continue reading

US states pass data protection laws on the heels of the GDPR

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US), Chris Cwalina (US), Anna Rudawski (US), Tristan Coughlin* (US) and Katey Fardelmann (US) on July 9, 2018 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

Data Protection Report - Norton Rose Fulbright

Several U.S. states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data breach notification rules and to mirror some of the protections provided by Europe’s newly enacted General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). See our previous blog posts on GDPR here and here. Like their European counterparts, these state laws are intended to provide consumers with … Continue reading