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US: As expected, California ballot initiative passes, significantly altering the California Consumer Privacy Act

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The CPRA adds new obligations on both businesses and service providers, adds some important new definitions, and creates new liability risks, while clarifying some operationally difficult aspects of the CCPA. Here are quick highlights of the sprawling and sometimes confusingly drafted 52-page initiative: New definitions.

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GUEST ESSAY: ‘Tis the season — to take proactive measures to improve data governance

The Last Watchdog

Sadly, data breaches often occur at this time of year. Related podcast: The need to lock down unstructured data. To “know your data,” means to have a good understanding of where sensitive data is located through data classification. What exactly makes data sensitive? Assessing sensitivity.

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Do I Need a Data Catalog?

erwin

If you’re serious about a data-driven strategy , you’re going to need a data catalog. Organizations need a data catalog because it enables them to create a seamless way for employees to access and consume data and business assets in an organized manner.

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5 Ways Data Modeling Is Critical to Data Governance

erwin

They also face increasing regulatory pressure because of global data regulations , such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), that went into effect last week on Jan. erwin Data Modeler: Where the Magic Happens. CCPA vs. GDPR: Key Differences.

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US: CPRA analysis: The ‘good’ and ‘bad’ news for CCPA-regulated ‘businesses’

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Create an operationally significant limited exception to deletion and access rights for many types of unstructured data. Amend the second threshold of the definition of a “business” to remove “devices.” Clarify that businesses may offer loyalty, rewards, premium features, discounts or club card programs.

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How to Comply with GDPR, PIPL, and CCPA

eSecurity Planet

The regulations from GDPR, PIPL, and CCPA are especially prevalent to MSPs and software vendors because they get access to data from so many organizations, but all businesses need to comply with them. Organizations need to understand all of the data they store and collect as well as where they’re storing it. Compliance Overview.

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e-Invoicing mandates and updates: Germany

OpenText Information Management

Clarification around the hybrid invoice format - ZUGFeRD There has been some question raised around whether the ZUGFeRD hybrid invoice format widely used in Germany would be acceptable under the European Union ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) proposal, which seeks to redefine an invoice as structured electronic data.