By Sarah Gatti
Back in the spring of 2019, the New York legislature passed Senate Bill 5575, the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, aka the SHIELD Act. The SHIELD Act amends and expands New York’s data and breach notification laws, but – you guessed it – the expansion will have effects beyond New York. About … Continued
By Sarah Gatti
The California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Meaning, your organization will need to have a compliance plan and start complying with the CCPA (if the CCPA applies to you and your business). While it’s similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), the CCPA is … Continued
By Sarah Gatti
Businesses love acronyms. Lawyers love acronyms. In 2018, the acronym of the year was GDPR. As for 2019’s acronym of the year? That’s easy. The CCPA, otherwise known as the California Consumer Privacy Act. Okay, technically the CCPA was signed into law on June 28, 2018, but that means all the prep (and maybe a … Continued