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In this Privacy Tracker series, we look at laws from across the globe and match them up against the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The aim is to help you determine how much duplication of operational effort you might avoid as you work toward compliance and help you focus your efforts.…

By Daniel Waltz, Sadia Mirza & Stephen C. Piepgrass on April 17, 2020POSTED IN ALL ENTRIES, COVID-19, CYBER SECURITY, INFORMATION GOVERNANCE & PRIVACY, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC) The Federal Trade Commission released guidance for increasing privacy and data security while videoconferencing over the internet. The FTC is recommending that video conference users take the following steps: Make sure that only those individuals who…

April 30, 2020   U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, John Thune, R-S.D, chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, Jerry Moran, R-Kan., chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security, and…

Friday, April 10, 2020 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued an alert reminding consumers of their data privacy rights amidst the COVID-19 public health emergency. As most of the nation adjusts to mandatory stay-at-home orders, consumers are spending more time than ever on their…

Rising enterprise costs under CCPA The CCPA states that a consumer has the right to sue if their data is leaked during a breach and it is found that the company did not “implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the information.” This means…