Deborah George of Robinson & Cole writes: California is the gold standard for state privacy laws, having recently enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). Virginia and Colorado also have enacted comprehensive privacy laws, which will take effect in 2023. Recently, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)…
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Tech Transactions & Data Privacy 2022 Report: Ransomware Reporting Requirements: A Look Forward into Evolving Security Incident Notification Rules
Michael J. Waters and Colin H. Black of Polsinelli write: Tech Transactions & Data Privacy 2022 Report Data breach notification laws in the United States have historically focused on notifying individuals, regulators and others in situations in which personal information has been accessed or acquired. Ransomware attacks, while incredibly disruptive, do not always involve data…
Prepared remarks: Attorney General Phil Weiser on the way forward on data privacy and data security (Jan. 28, 2022)
Colorado’s Attorney General, Phil Weiser, gave a speech for Data Privacy Day that talks about Colorado’s Privacy Act and its provisions with respect to both privacy and data security. It is a speech worth reading, especially if you want an overview of what is coming your way in Colorado. With three states now having state…
The Governor Who Thinks Examining HTML Is Criminal Hacking Is Now Working To Make Missouri’s Public Records Laws Worse
I wasn’t sure which of my sites this post by Tim Cushing belongs on, so I’m posting it to both, because the public needs to see what the government is doing to erode transparency and rights. Tim writes: Missouri Governor Mike Parson is perhaps best known these days for trying to convert a right-click menu option into…
PA Senate passes bills aimed at ransomware, data breaches
AP reports: Pennsylvania’s state Senate passed a package of legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing data security breaches and requiring victims and law enforcement officials to be notified when they do happen. The bills’ passage comes barely two weeks after the state’s unemployment compensation system acknowledged that hackers changed bank account information in some recipients’…
A Missouri Reporter Is (Still) Getting Blamed For the Security Flaw He Exposed
Jack Gillum sought — and obtained — some records from Missouri Governor Parson’s office concerning the governor’s staff’s public statements and the governor’s intention to try to prosecute journalist Josh Renaud. Renaud’s crime: he discovered a vulnerability on a state website where by clicking the F12 key to view the source of a page, one…