Over the course of the past several years, California has pursued an aggressive approach in adopting legislation intended to protect the privacy and security of personal information, including through the adoption of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the enhancement of certain rights provided under the CCPA that were […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
CPPA Seeks Preliminary Comments on Rulemaking for the CPRA
on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
The newly formed California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) issued an Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking under the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”), on September 22. Earlier this year we detailed the specifics of the CPRA, and now the CPPA, which was established under the CPRA, […]
CFPB Issues Proposed Rule on Small Business Lending; Requiring Increased Data and Collection and Reporting Requirements
on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On September 1, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend Regulation B in order to implement certain changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (“ECOA”). The proposed rule, which was mandated by Congress as part of Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act, would […]
The New Era of Crypto Regs
on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Over the past several years regulation of crypto currency has been a point of discussion for the US Government. The rationale for regulations ranges from acquiring intelligence to combat the funding of terrorism, prosecuting participants in the black-market economy, and investigating drugs, child pornography, and human trafficking. But despite the […]
Senators Introduce Bill to Require Reporting of Cyber Incidents Within 24 Hours
on Tuesday, 24 August 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On July 21, 2021, U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and a group of bipartisan co-sponsors introduced the Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021, which would establish a new set of breach disclosure requirements and a new reporting system with classified capabilities to support notification of cybersecurity incidents to the Cybersecurity and […]
