Welcome to the second issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the new digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice. The rapid pace at which technology and data privacy and security regulation are evolving can make it a challenge to keep up with worldwide legal events affecting businesses′ use of personal data. The BR Privacy & Security Download keeps you up to date with the important data privacy and security-related news of the past month. We invite you to share this resource with your colleagues and visit Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection webpage for more information about our team.
Privacy & Security Developments
STATE & LOCAL LAWS & REGULATIONS
- Florida Enacts Mini-TCPA: On July 1, 2021, Florida enacted CS/SB 1120 into law, updating the Florida Consumer Protection Law and the Florida Telemarketing Act. CS/SB 1120 prohibits making or knowingly allowing a telephonic sales call to be made through an automated system without the prior express written consent of the called party. CS/SB 1120 arguably reaches beyond the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) through the use of the undefined term…
