As Vermont joins the growing number of states with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws, it stands out from the crowd with the ability of Vermonters to bring a private right of action (PRA) against large data holders. In...more
5/20/2024
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Businesses can breathe a little easier now that one of the world’s top five ransomware networks, the Hive, has been infiltrated and disbanded by the FBI....more
2/15/2023
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The CCPA – or the California Consumer Privacy Act – went into effect on January 1, 2020, followed by the CPRA, or California Privacy Rights Act. These laws have had a significant impact on the privacy and data security...more
The CPRA – or the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 – amends certain provisions of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) that went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CPRA narrows the definition of...more
Only a few days ago, President Trump extended social distancing guidelines to April 30, 2020. In addition to the measures taken by the federal government, the majority of states have implemented shelter-in-place orders...more
I. Summary of effective dates -
– Effective January 1, 2020
– Enforcement starting July 1, 2020
– Employees not covered for first 12 months*...more
10/17/2019
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State Data Breach Notification Statutes
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”), an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, has produced a number of detailed standards for various aspects of information security. These standards outline...more