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Divya Taneja

Divya Taneja is a corporate associate in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Group whose practice focuses on technology, media and intellectual property transactions and counseling across a variety of industries.

Divya is a contributor to Proskauer’s New Media and Technology Law, Privacy Law and Blockchain and the Law blogs.

Divya graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. from Duke University and received a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. While in law school, she served as a student attorney in the Community and Economic Development Clinic.

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California Governor Signs All Pending CCPA-Related Bills Into Law

By Christina H. Kroll, Divya Taneja and Ryan P. Blaney on Posted in California, Privacy Law, State Privacy Laws
On October 11, 2019, the California Governor, Gavin Newsom, signed into law five CCPA-amending bills and an additional CCPA-related bill that were awaiting his signature. The CCPA, or the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, gives California consumers certain rights to learn about and control how a business within the CCPA’s scope handles the personal … Continue Reading

Nevada Consumer Opt-Out Right from Sale of Personal Information Goes into Effect

By Divya Taneja and Stephanie Kapinos on Posted in Data Privacy Laws, Privacy Law, State Privacy Laws
Effective tomorrow, October 1, 2019, the existing Nevada Privacy of Information Collected on the Internet from Consumers Act will be amended to include a consumer right to opt out from the sale of personal information and to impose verification requirements on “Operators” covered by the law. The existing law requires such covered entities to post … Continue Reading

CCPA Legislative Round-Up: Winners and Losers

By Christina H. Kroll and Divya Taneja on Posted in California, Legislation, Privacy Law
Businesses and California consumers are one step closer to understanding what their respective obligations and rights are under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”). The CCPA is California’s landmark legislation that seeks to give California consumers the rights to learn about and control certain aspects of how a business handles the personal … Continue Reading

SEC Charges Broker-Dealer and Investment Adviser with Violations of the Safeguards Rule and Identity Theft Red Flags Rule

By Divya Taneja and Tiffany Quach on Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breaches
In September 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that broker-dealer and investment adviser Voya Financial Advisors Inc. (“VFA”) agreed to pay $1,000,000 to settle charges related to alleged failures in its cybersecurity policies and procedures relating to a data breach that compromised the personal information of 5,600 customers. The SEC charged VFA with … Continue Reading

D.C. Circuit’s Long-Awaited Ruling Narrows FCC’s 2015 TCPA Order

By Divya Taneja and Tiffany Quach on Posted in Direct Marketing, FCC, TCPA
On March 16, 2018, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals released a long-awaited decision in ACA International, et al. v. FCC, unanimously ruling to narrow a 2015 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order (the “2015 Order”) that expanded the scope of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The TCPA is a federal law that governs marketing … Continue Reading
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