The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA)—and its predecessor the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA)—are the most transformative and...
Year: 2021
Federal Cybersecurity: America’s Data Still at Risk
Is America safe from a cyber-attack? Apparently not. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs recently revealed this...
Combating Ransomware – Senate Homeland Security Committee Introduces Legislation
Recently, ransomware attacks have jeopardized the cybersecurity measures of companies across all industries, including gas pipelines, meat processing plants, and...
NYDFS Hackathon Is ‘Testament’ to Crypto’s Growth
While President Biden’s Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, says she plans to take aim at digital assets and blockchain...
New Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy and Technology Outlines Priorities for the 117th Congress
Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) is beginning to flesh out his aggressive agenda for the Subcommittee in the 117th Congress, which...
Biden Ally Driving Tech Policy in the 117th Congress
In February, Senior Delaware Senator, and close Biden ally, Chris Coons was named Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on...
Attorney General James Holds American Medical Collection Agency Responsible for 2019 Data Breach
New York Attorney General Letitia announced an agreement between a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general from around the nation and...
DFS Facebook Report Strengthens the Case for Governor’s Proposed New York Data Accountability and Transparency Act
At the end of February, the Department of Financial Services released a long- awaited report on the “transmission of sensitive user data by application and website designers to Facebook.” The report concludes a nearly two-year investigation by the Department into the use of sensitive personal data by app developers set in motion by a Wall Street Journal article in February 2019.
The Data Privacy Alliance Appoints First Executive Director
Jim Moore Will Serve as Executive Director and Board Co-Chair of the Alliance.