Blythe Riggan

On April 16, 2026, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act (APDPA) into law, making Alabama the twenty-first state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Alabama is the second state to pass a...more On March 16, the Oklahoma legislature passed SB 546, with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signing the bill into law on March 20. SB 546 is the twentieth state comprehensive law to be enacted and will take effect on January 1,...more 2025 marked another year of significant legislative and regulatory advances at the federal and state levels for data privacy and security, in ways that were both expected and unexpected. As was anticipated, a new...more On September 30, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) announced a $1.35 million settlement – the largest in the agency’s brief history – with Tractor Supply Company (“Tractor Supply”), a rural...more