If your business transfers data from the European Union to the United States, you’ve likely been keeping an eye on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) for the past several years. The long-awaited adequacy...more
In March 2022, Utah became the fourth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. Slated to go into effect in December 2023, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA) is considered more business friendly than its...more
What if your city no longer had to put up speed limit signs? The police would still know what the speed limit was on a given stretch of road, but drivers would just have to guess. If you got a ticket for speeding, you’d feel...more
Once you know what a data privacy program is on a basic level, the next question is clear: “What actual activities do I need to carry out in a data privacy program?”
We’ve identified 16 key elements of a privacy...more
Just when you thought you had a handle on your organization’s compliance requirements, a new buzzword falls in your lap: universal consent management. Don’t worry; we’ll cover all the basics of universal consent management...more
Effective July 1, 2023, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) brings Connecticut in line with a growing cadre of U.S. states. In lieu of a federal data privacy law, more and more states are creating their own data privacy...more
If you don’t know where your business collects, stores, and processes consumer data, you can’t manage that data in a compliant fashion. You won’t know whether...more
Iowa has joined California, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, and Virginia in the growing rank of states to enact a statewide consumer data privacy law. Dubbed the Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act (ICDPA), the regulation was...more
4/10/2023
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Information Technology ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Data Privacy Laws
For the most part, businesses gather employee data without too much thought. Sure, some data is obviously private, like employee social security numbers, but other than that, businesses can pretty much do what they want with...more
3/31/2023
/ California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Subject Access Requests ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Requests
More than ever before, consumers are aware of their rights when it comes to their privacy online. Whether they understand the letter of the law exactly or not, the reality is that as privacy rapidly evolves, so do the...more
Roughly 60 percent of Americans don’t understand what companies do with their data. Sixty-three percent say they understand very little or nothing at all about privacy laws and regulations. And unfortunately, some of your...more
To date, 71% of the world’s countries feature some form of privacy legislation. More and more businesses are subject to data privacy regulations, and more and more businesses are working hard to ensure they’re respecting...more
According to research by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), privacy is growing—but not fast enough. Privacy teams are growing by 12% year-over-year, but many organizations are still struggling to...more
At midnight on the 25th of May, 2018, millions of people were suddenly in possession of legal rights they lacked minutes before thanks to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Among those rights were the ability to...more
Anybody whose responsibilities include privacy can relate: Most people vastly underestimate the complexity of data privacy compliance. And that’s if they understand why data privacy compliance matters at all....more