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Connecticut Strengthens Data Breach Notification Requirements and the Uniform Law Commission Approves and Recommends Comprehensive and Uniform State Privacy Legislation

Data Matters

As stated in the Attorney Generals Press Release, the Act includes provisions on notification of data breaches to impacted individuals and regulators and changes the former notification deadline for “individuals and the Office of the Attorney General…from 90 days to 60 days, which is in line with recent amendments passed in other states.”.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. It once might have been said that perfect compliance with GDPR generally meant being mostly compliant with most privacy laws if applied globally. The rule holds generally, too.

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California Privacy Law Overhaul – Proposition 24 Passes

Data Matters

Changes to the Definition of Businesses Subject to the CPRA. The CPRA adjusts its definition of a “business” as defined by the CCPA; broadening the scope in some cases, and narrowing it in others. The CPRA expanded the definition of a business in several respects. However, in some cases, the definition of “business” is narrowed.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format. The ‘enforcement’ and ‘other news’ categories remain unchanged. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Among those affected was SAP SE.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. While the math remains the same, unique cryptographic keys generate unique ciphertext. Cryptographic keys can be random numbers, products of large prime numbers, points on an ellipse, or a password generated by a user.

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How to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

1, 2020, grants to the state’s over 40 million people a range of rights comparable to the rights given to European citizens with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)–the two legislations are not that similar, but they do share some general features, GDPR is an omnibus law, while CCPA is more limited.

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GDPR automated decision-making and profiling: what are the requirements?

IT Governance

In addition to data subjects’ rights to be informed, of access, to rectification, to erasure, to restrict processing, to data portability and to object, the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) sets out requirements relating to automated individual decision-making, including profiling. What is profiling under the GDPR?

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