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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jul 22

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jun 7

"[I]t is imperative that California continues offering and enforcing the nation's strongest privacy rights."

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jun 7

There 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...

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · May 14

I don't read the current version of AB-1355 to be a consent focused bill - the significance would be establishing default limits on the collection/use of sensitive location data to what's "necessary" to provide a service or for a specific permissible purpose.

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · Apr 29

TODAY - 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)

Webinar: The State Privacy Law Multiverse

The 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,

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Apr 28

Thinking 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...

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Apr 4

A 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-...

State Privacy News - 4/4

Welcome 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.

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Jordan Francis @jordfran.bsky.social · Mar 26

The 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:

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hot off the presses: The Patchwork Dispatch brings you the latest in state data privacy legislation, enforcement, and litigation!

www.linkedin.com/pulse/state-...

State Privacy News - 3/21

Welcome 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.

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Mar 7

The newest edition of The Patchwork Dispatch breaks down all the latest in US state privacy law.

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State Privacy News - 3/7

Welcome 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.

www.linkedin.com

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Mar 6

We 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/...

HB0418

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Feb 21

Folks, 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-...

State Privacy & AI News - 2/21

Welcome 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.

www.linkedin.com

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Feb 13

Do not going silently into that good night /
Rage, rage against the redefining of the bytes

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Feb 12

New 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.

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Jordan Francis @jordfran.bsky.social · Feb 10

Check 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...

Jordan Francis on LinkedIn: FPF Health Law Comparison Chart

New 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…

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Feb 7

It 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
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State Privacy & AI News - 2/7

Welcome 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.

www.linkedin.com

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jan 29

It's Data Privacy Week now... you have to keep the party going!

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jan 28

Recent 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?

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jan 24

Today's edition of The Patchwork Dispatch explores some of the compliance challenges posed by the newly passed New York Health Information Privacy Act (S929).
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State Privacy & AI News - 1/24

Welcome 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.

www.linkedin.com

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Amie Stepanovich @amiest.bsky.social · Jan 10

Wondering 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-...

2025 May be the Year of AI Legislation: Will We See Consensus Rules or a Patchwork? | TechPolicy.Press

Future of Privacy Forum CEO Jules Polonetsky notes shared perspectives on artificial intelligence FPF has observed in working with state lawmakers.

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jan 10

The 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...

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jan 10

New 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-...

State Privacy & AI News - 1/10

Welcome 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.

www.linkedin.com

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jan 9

Fourth 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/...

House Bill 78 Information; 2025-2026 Regular Session - The Official Website of the Pennsylvania General Assembly

View 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.

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Björn O'Connor-López @keirlamont.bsky.social · Jan 8

Did they manage to grab that coveted HR 51 bill number?