Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 07/06/2025There is a fascinating gap between how California policymakers talk about California's privacy law ('We're the strongest in the nation, it's not even up for debate! 😤') and how California professional legislative staff talk about California's privacy law... 170
Reposted by Björn O'Connor-LópezDaniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 29/04/2025TODAY - Webinar – The State Privacy Law Multiverse – register free teachprivacy.com/webinar-the-... (Tues, April 29, 2 PM ET) Daniel Solove chats with Keir Lamont (FPF)teachprivacy.comWebinar: The State Privacy Law MultiverseThe State Privacy Law Multiverse Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 2 PM ET In this webinar, we will discuss the growing privacy law activity in the U.S. states, 034
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Thinking about the difference between a circle with a 1,750 foot radius vs a circle with a 1,850 foot radius for absolutely no reason whatsoever... 030
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 04/04/2025A California Agency meeting later today could prove to be one of the most significant events for U.S. AI governance this year. Get caught up to speed in today's edition of The Patchwork Dispatch. www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy News - 4/4Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 021
Reposted by Björn O'Connor-LópezJordan Francis @jordfran.bsky.social · 26/03/2025The Utah Consumer Privacy Act's phantom "data minimization" requirement (it appeared in a prior draft, was taken out, but the enacted law left it in the section header) is the state privacy legislation equivalent of a Paper Town. Here it is popping up in a recent North Carolina bill: 042
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Hot off the presses: The Patchwork Dispatch brings you the latest in state data privacy legislation, enforcement, and litigation! www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy News - 3/21Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 011
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The newest edition of The Patchwork Dispatch breaks down all the latest in US state privacy law. www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy News - 3/7Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 011
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 06/03/2025We have a first amendment to a comprehensive state data privacy law this year as Utah votes to add a right to correct to the UCPA with HB 418. The bill's focus, however, is on interoperability requirements for social media companies. le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/...le.utah.govHB0418 021
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Folks, state legislatures are rapidly advancing significant new proposals on consumer privacy, child online safety, and AI. Read the latest developments here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy & AI News - 2/21Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy and AI legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 032
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 12/02/2025New details around comprehensive consumer privacy efforts in the 119th Congress today with the announcement of a Republican Data Privacy Work Group in House E&C. Lawmakers highlight the importance of a national privacy framework to advancing U.S. global leadership in AI. 144
Reposted by Björn O'Connor-LópezJordan Francis @jordfran.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Check out this new comparison chart from me @baileysanchez.bsky.social and @keirlamont.bsky.social. We compare NYHIPA to two alternative frameworks—MHMD and the consumer health data protections in Connecticut's comprehensive privacy law. Read it here: www.linkedin.com/posts/jordan...linkedin.comJordan Francis on LinkedIn: FPF Health Law Comparison ChartNew York caused a stir last month when the legislature passed S929, the Health Information Privacy Act ("NYHIPA," or "HIPA" if you want to be maximally… 054
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 07/02/2025It has been a pretty important couple of weeks in state privacy and AI law. I wrote about it here:State Privacy & AI News - 2/7 www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy & AI News - 2/7Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy and AI legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 064
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Recent Data Privacy Days in California have been marked by notices of violation regarding financial incentives and investigative sweeps of streaming services and mobile apps... What will we get this year? 120
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Today's edition of The Patchwork Dispatch explores some of the compliance challenges posed by the newly passed New York Health Information Privacy Act (S929). www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy & AI News - 1/24Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy and AI legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 032
Reposted by Björn O'Connor-LópezAmie Stepanovich @amiest.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Wondering where the US may go on AI legislation this year? So is everyone else. Here is @julespolonetsky.bsky.social on the different paths we may take, and how state legislators are doing their homework on the topic www.techpolicy.press/2025-may-be-...techpolicy.press2025 May be the Year of AI Legislation: Will We See Consensus Rules or a Patchwork? | TechPolicy.PressFuture of Privacy Forum CEO Jules Polonetsky notes shared perspectives on artificial intelligence FPF has observed in working with state lawmakers. 1149
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 10/01/2025The fifth state comprehensive privacy bill of 2025 is the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (SB 267) - the proposal appears informed by the federal ADPPA and APRA bills and would constitute an entirely new framework for protecting consumer data in the US. malegislature.gov/Bills/194/SD... 061
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 10/01/2025New year, new bills, same analysis of state privacy and AI legislative developments. Don't miss the latest edition of The Patchwork Dispatch! www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy & AI News - 1/10Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy and AI legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 0124
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Fourth state with a comprehensive privacy bill in 2025 is Pennsylvania with the bipartisan HB 78. I'm not yet seeing text, but last session Rep. Neilson, the primary sponsor, ran a WPA-style bill that passed the state house. www.palegis.us/legislation/...palegis.usHouse Bill 78 Information; 2025-2026 Regular Session - The Official Website of the Pennsylvania General AssemblyView the status of PA General Assembly bills including history, text, co-sponsorship memos, summaries, actions, fiscal notes, and statute references. Download legislation in HTML, PDF, or Word. 031
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 07/01/2025The New York Health Information Privacy Act has been re-filed as S929. This is a MHMD-scale bill, but with important distinctions. Most notably, it would impose a 24hr delay following initial registration before "valid authorization" can be obtained to use health data for a non-exempt purpose. 152
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Has the 'California Effect' come for AI law? Today Washington State Rep. Shavers introduced: - HB 1168: Generative AI training data transparency (appears modeled on CA AB 2013) - HB 1170: Synthetic content detection and disclosures (appears modeled on CA SB 942) 496
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Congratulations to my friends in Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nebraska who are waking up to new comprehensive consumer privacy rights and protections 🥳 0101
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Recent developments in Colorado and Texas shine a light on key points tension in the debate over regulating high-risk AI systems, I explore the topic here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy & AI News - 12/27Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy and AI legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 061
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Its looking like I'll survive my 4th straight year of never making a legislative prediction. But you can read all about my questions for the state privacy landscape here: fpf.org/blog/five-bi...fpf.orgFive Big Questions (and Zero Predictions) for the U.S. State Privacy Landscape in 2025With all 50 U.S. states scheduled to be in session in 2025, stakeholders are anticipating yet another year of expansion and divergence across the state privacy landscape. 051
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 13/12/2024The second comprehensive state privacy bill of the 2025 cycle is Oklahoma HB 1012 from Rep. West. This framework dates back to at least 2021 and has passed the state house in prior sessions, but hitherto failed to gain traction in the senate. www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.asp...oklegislature.gov Bill Information 193
Reposted by Björn O'Connor-LópezJohn Perrino @johnperrino.com · 11/12/2024Speaker Johnson wants a win for Trump on KOSA. From a news conference today: "We are very optimistic that if it's not done this year, that we can do that early next year with our Republican majorities because it's the Republican party that has been working aggressively to protect children online." 4155
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Buckle up folks, the first (arguably) comprehensive state privacy bill of the 2025 cycle has officially arrived as South Carolina H3401, a re-file from Rep. Guffey. H3401 is heavily influenced by the Florida Digital Bill of Rights Act with narrow applicability. www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025...scstatehouse.gov2025-2026 Bill 3401 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online 052
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I am not going to blow anyone's mind with this take but today's news from the federal agencies has got me thinking, yet again, that the U.S. should adopt some sort of modern federal baseline data privacy law. 050
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Disappointing from the CPPA - The "ball is in your court" idiom derives from tennis, not basketball! 081
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 26/11/2024I know some people who are going to feel some kind of way about requiring businesses to conduct "commercially reasonable age verification" as an element of "privacy by default" New York Children's Online Safety Act (S9953) 2126
Reposted by Björn O'Connor-LópezJordan Francis @jordfran.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Thrilled to launch a new report from me: "Anatomy of State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Surveying the State Privacy Law Landscape and Recent Legislative Trends." This report overviews the existing landscape and highlights important legislative trends. ⏩ Read it here: fpf.org/blog/fpf-unv...fpf.orgFPF Unveils Report on the Anatomy of State Comprehensive Privacy LawToday, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) launched a new report—Anatomy of State Comprehensive Privacy Law: Surveying the State Privacy Law Landscape and Recent Legislative Trends. By distilling this b... 12613
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 15/11/2024👋Howdy new followers! If you found me though one of those tech policy "starter packs" you might be interested in a fortnightly newsletter I write on U.S. state privacy and AI legislation. I just published a new edition, check it out here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...linkedin.comState Privacy News - 11/15Welcome to The Patchwork Dispatch, a fortnightly newsletter that brings you the top 5 recent developments in consumer privacy legislation, regulation, and enforcement from across the U.S. 3199
Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · 08/11/2024The California Privacy Protection Agency board has voted 4-1 to initiate formal rulemaking on risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technology, and cybersecurity audits. Read my overview of a contentious hearing here: www.linkedin.com/posts/keirla...linkedin.comKeir Lamont on LinkedIn: Draft CCPA Regulations (11/2024)🚨 The California Privacy Protection Agency board has voted 4-1 to initiate formal rulemaking on draft California Consumer Privacy Act regulations involving… 2189
