Once again, cybersecurity is proving to be a common subject that Congress and the President can agree upon. On January 3, 2021, President Trump signed into law a bill which potentially reduces fines, audits, or mandated remedies for covered entities that have been victims of a breach, however, covered entities […]
Technology & Intellectual Property Update
Washington and New York Introduce Consumer Privacy Bills
on Monday, 25 January 2021 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Washington The Washington Privacy Act is back. In both 2019 and 2020, versions of the Washington Privacy Act were introduced in and passed by the Washington Senate, but the bills eventually stalled in the Assembly. Ultimately, the Washington Privacy Act failed because the two chambers could not reach a compromise […]
IOT Cybersecurity is Now Law
on Wednesday, 30 December 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
Cybersecurity appears to possess the rare common ground between seemingly increasingly combative political parties. On December 4, 2020 President Trump signed into law the “Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020” (“IOT-CIA”). The act enjoyed bipartisan support to push the security of IOT devices through the power of the […]
How Community Banks Could be Punished for Participating in the PPP
on Wednesday, 30 December 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
COVID-19 and the resulting economic strains imposed by it required an unprecedented response by the U.S. government and federal banking agencies in order to get much needed emergency liquidity into the hands of small businesses. Unsurprisingly, to implement this response, the government turned to community banks, asking them to work […]
A Closer Look AT THE CPRA – PART II: Establishment of a New Agency
on Wednesday, 30 December 2020 in
Technology & Intellectual Property Update: Arianna C. Goldstein, Editor
On Election Day, California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”) through a ballot measure. The CPRA amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which the California legislature passed in 2018, significantly broadening the control that California residents have over their personal information and imposing new […]
