September 13, 2019 marked the last day of California’s 2019 legislative session and, importantly, the last call for any 2019 amendments to the landmark California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In the end, the legislature...more
California Readies for Statewide Extended Producer Responsibility for Pharma Waste -
The sale of needles (sharps) and pharmaceutical drugs in California is estimated to be on the order of $50 billion per year. Significant...more
4/10/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Lanham Act ,
Medical Examinations ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
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Song-Beverly Credit Card Act ,
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Waste Disposal
The Four Key Elements of Breach Determination -
Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a breach is defined as “the acquisition, access, use or disclosure of protected health information in a...more
Editor’s Note: Cybercrime Magazine predicts that global ransomware attacks will reach $11.5 billion in 2019 and that ransomware attacks will hit a business every 14 seconds by next year, with a new report revealing that 45%...more
The fallout from the Equifax data breach continues, reaching other credit reporting companies and all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.
What happened -
In early September, Equifax disclosed that roughly 145 million...more
Why it matters -
From the President to Senators to Representatives, everyone in Washington, D.C. appears to be focused on privacy-related issues. Continuing his focus on cybersecurity, President Barack Obama signed an...more