My home state of Rhode Island may be the smallest in the union, but it has taken on a significant initiative to implement the Protective Domain Name Service (PDNS) in all 64 public school districts. PDNS, an initiative...more
On June 13, 2024, the Rhode Island legislature passed the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”), which became law in late June. The Act aims to protect the personal information of Rhode Island...more
The Rhode Island Legislature enacted its comprehensive data privacy law on July 1, 2024. The Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (H 7787, or the “RI-DTPPA”) was enacted in response to growing concerns about data...more
The Rhode Island General Assembly amended the state’s data breach law, known as the Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act (Act) that makes significant changes to notification requirements for state and municipal agencies...more
A new data protection and privacy bill has been introduced in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (TPPA) provides more narrow protections than privacy bills proposed in other states. If...more