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The Wait is Over: Proposed Regulations Implementing the CCPA are Released
By Suzanne Gainey and Tandy Mathis. On October 10, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the long-awaited proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) are available for public comment. Although the regulations are not yet final, they do provide some visibility into what the Attorney General will expect from businesses that are subject … Continue reading
California Consumer Privacy Act Update: AB25 and AB1355 Approved by California Governor
Earlier we posted an article regarding the amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act by AB 25 and AB1355 creating a moratorium on the application of much of the CCPA to employee personal information—subject to approval by California’s governor. Pleased to report that Governor Newsom approved both AB25 and AB1355 and therefore the moratorium will … Continue reading
California Consumer Privacy Act Update: California Legislature Provides Relief for Businesses Processing Employee Data
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) imposes significant protections for California residents covered by the law, and significant burdens for companies required to comply with it. One area of concern is whether the CCPA applied to employee data collected by a business. The language of the CCPA was unclear, but was open to the interpretation … Continue reading
NY Governor Signs Data Breach Security Law
As anticipated, today New York’s governor signed into law the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (SHIELD Act) discussed in our recap of US data breach laws enacted in the first half of 2019. The bill passed the state senate by a margin of 41 – 21. The law updates the body of … Continue reading
US Data Breach and Privacy 2019 Legislative Recap
A few weeks ago, Texas signed into law an amendment to its data breach law, capping off a busy first half of 2019 for state lawmakers in this arena. As we gear up for the second half of 2019, we thought a recap was worthwhile. The legislation reflects a number of trends, including increasing obligations … Continue reading
North Carolina Amendments to Data Breach Law Finally Introduced
On April 16, 2019, Representatives Saine, Jones and Reives introduced House Bill 904, the long anticipated amendments to the North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 75-61 et seq.. We first wrote about the proposed legislation in February 2018 [Two Proposed Data Security Laws Reflect National Trend Toward Affirmative Responsibilities]. The bill … Continue reading
Two Proposed Data Security Laws Reflect National Trend Toward Affirmative Responsibilities
With major consumer data breaches making headlines on a semi-regular basis, legislators around the country are starting to hold businesses more accountable for cybersecurity compliance. Industry-specific laws such as HIPAA and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) already establish federal data security standards for some companies, and the Federal Trade Commission has taken the position that failure … Continue reading
MVA Seminar – Privacy and Data Security in the Trump Era: How to talk to the FBI and your IT Department in a Data Breach
PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY IN THE TRUMP ERA: HOW TO TALK TO THE FBI AND YOUR IT DEPARTMENT IN A DATA BREACH (MAY 24, 2017): Effectively responding to a data breach requires clear communication with a web of internal and external groups. Two important groups are law enforcement and a company’s internal IT department. With the … Continue reading
MVA Seminar – The Nuts and Bolts of Data Security Programs: How to Put One Together for Your Company
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF DATA SECURITY PROGRAMS: HOW TO PUT ONE TOGETHER FOR YOUR COMPANY (JUNE 2016): Privacy and data security issues impact every industry and affect almost all aspects of a company’s operations. Sales, human resources, data maintenance and storage, IT, legal and compliance, even litigation, all require careful attention to protecting the privacy … Continue reading
MVA Seminar – Responding to a Data Breach: What to Expect and What to Avoid
RESPONDING TO A DATA BREACH: WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHAT TO AVOID (APRIL 20, 2016): Verizon, Experian, and T-Mobile are on a growing list of entities impacted by major data breaches in the past year. But data breaches are not just limited to large national companies or organizations. No one is immune. For most organizations—big or … Continue reading
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