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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

I was recently privileged to be part of a group of journalists covering the 2018 North American International Cyber Summit at Detroit’s Cobo Convention Center. In 2015, construction began on a dedicated facility located a 12-acre business incubator campus, called the Velocity Collaboration Center , in Sterling Heights, a Detroit suburb.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Laws Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

On June 28, 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). A consumer may request this information twice in a 12-month period. The sponsor, Alastair Mactaggart, agreed to withdraw his ballot initiative if AB 375 were signed into law before the June 28 withdrawal deadline.

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California Enacts Broad Privacy Protections Modeled on GDPR

Data Matters

On June 28, 2018, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). A consumer may request this information twice in a 12-month period. The sponsor, Alastair Mactaggart, agreed to withdraw his ballot initiative if AB 375 were signed into law before the June 28 withdrawal deadline.

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The debate on the Data Protection Bill in the House of Lords

Data Protector

The GDPR itself, which runs to 98 paragraphs—or articles, as it calls them—and which will be the new data-processing law that comes into force in May 2018 whether or not we in Parliament have agreed it, is not actually printed in the Bill. To date, the Commission has adopted 12 such decisions. This is “Hamlet” without the prince.

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EUROPE: ECJ and responsibility for personal data processing on Facebook fan pages

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

In June 2018 the European Court of Justice’s Grand Chamber decided [1] on a long awaited case [2] regarding the responsibility of the administrators of Facebook fan pages, relating to the personal data of visitors to fan pages. 131/12, Google Spain SL, Google Inc. 5] [link]. [6] 6] See case C?131/12,

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A Flurry of Recent Cybersecurity Activity from the Trump Administration

Data Matters

On May 22, 2018, the Secretaries issued the Botnet Report, which, consistent with longstanding Federal policy, promotes the longstanding partnership between the federal government and the private sector in combating cyber-attacks. On May 31, 2018, the U.S. Increase awareness and education across the ecosystem.”. DOE and DHS Assessment.