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US: Virginia passes comprehensive consumer data protection law

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Virginia’s Governor signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) into law on March 2, 2021. during a calendar year, control or process personal data of at least 100,000 consumers, or. control or process personal data of at least 25,000 consumers and derive over 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data.

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California Governor Signs into Law Bills Updating the CPRA and Bills Addressing the Privacy and Security of Genetic and Medical Data, Among Others

Hunton Privacy

During the week of October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law bills amending the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), California’s data breach notification law and California’s data security law. Genetic Data: California Data Breach Notification and Data Security Law Amendment Bill.

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France: The CNIL publishes a practical guide on Data Protection Officers

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 16 November 2021, the French data protection supervisory authority (the “CNIL”) published a practical guide (“Guide”) on Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”). Among the organizations that have designated a DPO, the most represented sectors are, unsurprisingly, the public administration, education and health sectors.

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How to Prevent Malware: 15 Best Practices for Malware Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Malware attacks pose a significant risk to both individuals and businesses, infiltrating computer systems, compromising sensitive data and disrupting operations, leading to financial and data loss — and even extortion. Paranoia is a very good thing with web security in general.

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Beyond FERPA: The California Consumer Privacy Act’s New Rules for Privacy in the Education Sector

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

The CCPA will become effective January of 2020 and may impact companies in the education sector, including the larger education technology companies. If an educational entity meets the threshold requirements below or it processes information on behalf of such an entity, it should prepare for CCPA implementation by January 2020.

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California Privacy Law Overhaul – Proposition 24 Passes

Data Matters

Third, it creates a new category of businesses: those that voluntarily agree to be subject to the CCPA. The law says little else about automated decision-making rights other than to direct that regulations be issued governing these opt-out and access rights. However, in some cases, the definition of “business” is narrowed.

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How to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

state to pass its own data privacy law. For example, data collected by an entity may not be associated with an individual but could identify a household. On June 28, 2018 the governor of California Jerry Brown signed into law with Assembly Bill No. 375 the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), making California the first U.S.

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