McKenzie Thomsen - Lucid Privacy Group

McKenzie Thomsen

Privacy consultant. Privacy Counsel. Privacy Advocate... and dog mom.

CPPA March 6th and 7th Meeting - A Warning to Registered and Unregistered Data Brokers

The agency’s recent regulatory session took place in March, and highlighted the CPPA's increasing spotlight on data brokers. Let's talk about what that means.

Is Texas Displacing California As The New Privacy Sheriff?

Is Texas Displacing California As The New Privacy Sheriff?

In the last several years, privacy has mostly been enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) via the FTC Act or, in more recent years, by the California Attorney General and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). But since Texas enacted the Texas Data Broker Act (effective September 1, 2023)

Let’s Talk About Authorized Agents

Let’s Talk About Authorized Agents

This blog continues the discussion we started in an earlier post, which unpacks The Role of 'AAs' Under Key U.S. State Privacy Laws. Background If your company receives consumer privacy requests (aka data subject requests), you’ve probably received requests from third parties who claim they are

The Role of 'Authorized Agents' Under Key U.S. State Privacy Laws

A number of U.S. state privacy laws starting with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) permit third parties authorized by the consumer to submit privacy requests on behalf of the consumer. These third parties are often referred to as “authorized agents”, or AAs to be brief. Navigating which state

California v. Sephora

California v. Sephora

On August 24, 2022 we saw the first settlement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). In a press release from the office of the California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Attorney General Bonta stated that “Sephora failed to disclose to consumers that it was selling their personal information, [and] it

CPPA Releases First Draft of CPRA Regulations

CPPA Releases First Draft of CPRA Regulations

An overview of the CPRA Draft Regulations