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With the new year upon us, we reflect on the many challenges and lessons of 2020. This week’s Insider offers a collection of the most read posts of 2020. ...more
CYBERSECURITY - Responding to Cyber-Attacks in the Utility and Energy Sectors - To assist utilities with assessing and responding to cyber risks, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American...more
On November 3, 2020, Californians voted to approve Proposition 24, a ballot measure that creates the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The CPRA amends and expands the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—California’s...more
Voters in Massachusetts overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative that gives independent mechanics greater access to vehicle data, a move that vehicle manufacturers have foreshadowed could have significant cyber and privacy...more
While most 2020 media election coverage focused on the races for President and control of Congress, privacy also had its day at the ballot box. This blog has previously described California Proposition 24, also known as...more
A majority of California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) on November 3. The CPRA expands provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), creates new consumer privacy rights,...more
Privacy, the gig economy, and access to digital information in our cars were all issues on ballots Tuesday for direct response of the voters. U.S. technology companies will be affected by the results of these propositions. ...more
Although the Presidential race is unconfirmed at the time of this writing, there are several data privacy and security laws to put on your radar following the election this week....more
Californians just passed a ballot measure that will soon expand the nation’s most stringent data privacy law – and it will have an impact on employers across the country. By voting in favor of Proposition 24 – the California...more
Before businesses can even breathe a sigh of relief for getting into compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), they will now need to gear up for yet another first-of-its-kind privacy law in the form of the...more
Proposition 24 is known as the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA). It is on the ballot in California on November 3, and if it passes it will amend and expand certain provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
Next month, California voters will cast their votes on Proposition 24, a ballot initiative that, if passed, will enact the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (CPRA). The CPRA would significantly amend the...more
For the past two years, businesses have been scrambling to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”)—the first comprehensive data privacy law in the United States with broad extraterritorial reach. This was a...more
CYBERSECURITY - Patching Gets More and More Complicated but Is Critical for Managing Risk - Patching vulnerabilities has always been challenging, but these days, it is getting more and more complicated as...more
In less than a month, Californians will vote on a consumer privacy ballot initiative, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect on January 2, 2020, and state...more
Governor Newsom just signed legislation that will extend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) exemption for employee, job applicant, and independent contractor data for an additional year – until January 1, 2022....more
1 All section references, unless otherwise stated, refer to the corresponding sections in the Ballot Initiative located in the hyperlinked text. 2 See Section 31(a). 3 See Section 31(a). 4 See Section 31(c)....more
CYBERSECURITY - Connecticut Insurance Department Reminds Licensees to Comply with Data Security Law - On July 20, 2020, the Connecticut Insurance Department issued a bulletin to licensees reminding them that the Connecticut...more
Data privacy compliance emerged as a top-tier issue for businesses across the globe with the implementation of new laws with broad scope and sweeping coverage, including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),...more
Ballot Question 1 in Massachusetts, if passed in November, would require car manufacturers that sell cars equipped with telematics systems (i.e., a method of monitoring a vehicle by combining a GPS system with on-board...more
On June 25, 2020, Californians for Consumer Privacy announced the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) officially qualified for California’s November 2020 ballot. We previously provided guidance here about what the...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is a ballot initiative that, if passed in November, will significantly amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more
The advocacy group, Californians For Consumer Privacy, has qualified the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) for the November 2020 ballot. The required number of signatures was verified by the California Secretary of State,...more
Just as businesses are gearing up for the start of enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), California cleared the way for the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The CPRA is an initiative imposing...more
It’s official. The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) has received enough valid signatures to appear on the November 2020 ballot. And if polling from late last year remains accurate, California voters are likely to approve...more