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A recent bill to amend California’s landmark data privacy law seeks to expand potential liability for violations—bringing little comfort to those already concerned about the risks and challenges associated with achieving compliance in advance of the law’s upcoming effective date.
The proposal—Senate Bill 561, introduced on February 25, 2019, by…
Continue Reading New Amendment Would Significantly Expand Liability Under California Consumer Privacy Act
2018 was another busy year for lawyers in the privacy/cybersecurity world – GDPR, CCPA, Marriott, New York Department of Financial Service’s cybersecurity rule deadlines, increased SEC enforcement, more data breach lawsuits, more companies doing table top exercises and risk assessments, etc. But 2019 is looking to be even busier. Below…
Continue Reading 2019 Predictions – Top 10 Cybersecurity/Privacy Trends to Prepare for Now
Momentum is building for federal data privacy legislation, in large part due to the passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) (which goes into effect in 2020) and other states enacting or considering their own consumer privacy laws. These developments have businesses concerned that they will face a patchwork…
Continue Reading Federal Privacy Legislation Is Coming. Maybe. Here’s What It Might Include
On April 23, 2018, Senators Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Kennedy (R-La.) introduced the Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 (“the Act”), which was referred to the Senate Commerce Committee. Like the CONSENT Act introduced by Senators Markey (D-Mass.) and Blumenthal (D-Conn.)—discussed in detail in our…
Continue Reading New Bipartisan Bill Shows Renewed Congressional Attention to Data Privacy and Security