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On April 16, 2026, Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (“APDPA”) after a unanimous vote in favor from both chambers of the Alabama legislature.  The APDPA is the 22nd state consumer privacy law overall (counting Florida) and the second one enacted in 2026, following enactment of Oklahoma’s privacy law in March (summarized here).

We highlight key features of the APDPA below.  (We also offer a subscription service that offers details and comparisons (by topic) of state consumer privacy laws (“CPLs”).)

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‘Tis the season.

Cybercrimes always increase during the holidays, but this year could reach new threat levels. With COVID-19 (and as confirmed by the decreased Black Friday foot traffic versus the increased Cyber Monday sales), Americans are expected to do most of their holiday shopping online this year.  In response to this development, the Cybersecurity…

The Eleventh Circuit recently took a huge bite out of consumers’ ability to bring class actions. In Muransky v. Godiva Chocolatier, Inc., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33995 (11th Cir. Oct. 28, 2020) (en banc), the court uprooted the circuit’s plaintiff-friendly view of standing and forcefully held that consumers can’t sue for technical statutory violations.…