States were busy updating their data breach notification statutes in 2016. With 2016 in the rear view, let’s take a look back at the legislative changes that will impact corporate incident response processes and what those...more
On January 1, 2016, several updates to California’s digital privacy laws took effect. However, a trio of other bills, Assembly Bill 964, Senate Bill 34, and Senate Bill 570, have clarified key elements of California’s...more
New provisions about encryption, license plate recognition, and breach notification letters. California has long been a trendsetter with regard to security breach notification standards. In 2002, for example, California...more
Why it matters - The first state to enact data breach notification legislation, California has now updated Civil Code Section 1798.82 with three new bills signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. Specifically, Senate...more
On October 6, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law three bills, A.B. 964, S.B. 570, and S.B. 34, expanding the requirements of California’s data breach notification law. The new requirements will become...more
Three bills that will update California’s data breach notification requirements have been signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. The bills impose specific requirements on providing breach notification to consumers, add a...more
On October 8, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 964 and S.B. 570 into law, a pair of bills that amended the Golden State’s data breach notification statute (Ca. Civ. Code § 1798.82). The amendments...more
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law three bills that revise California’s data breach notification statute. The bills, which take effect January 1, 2016, establish specific formatting requirements for...more
For the third time in as many years, California has once again amended its breach notification statute. This time it expanded the definition of “personal information,” clarified the term “encryption,” and mandated additional...more