On election day this November, Californians passed the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), also known as CCPA 2.0, as a ballot initiative. We previously provided a high-level overview of the CPRA, here, but now that the initiative passed, it is time for a deeper dive into this new round of […]
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OFAC Warning – Beware of Helping Ransomware Victims Pay their Attackers
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued an advisory to banks and other companies involved in addressing cyberattacks – including cyber insurance firms, digital forensics, and incidence response companies – highlighting the risks associated with ransomware payments to cyber criminals. The […]
CCPA Updates: Exemptions Signed into Law
Governor Newsom of California recently signed into law two new bills that provide clarity on two major exemptions to California’s comprehensive privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). These exemptions provide clarity for business assessing their compliance obligations. The CCPA applies to for-profit entities, located anywhere in the world, […]
Privacy Law Update: What’s Happening at the Federal Level?
Several recent proposals in Congress for data privacy and security legislation, if enacted, would have significant implications for U.S. businesses, their internet-connected products and services, and relations with the federal government. Individual Data Privacy The Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act (S […]
After Months of Uncertainty Brazil’s Data Protection Law Takes Effect
After several months of uncertainty, Brazil’s new data protection law, the Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (“LGPD”) took effect on September 18, 2020. The LGPD was slated to take effect in February 2020, but was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The Brazilian government then postponed the LGPD to […]