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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. 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. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S. PIPL Raises the Bar – And the Stakes.

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

eSecurity Planet

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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California Privacy Law Overhaul – Proposition 24 Passes

Data Matters

The results are in, and California voters have approved the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which was listed on the ballot as Proposition 24. Even so, with these and other new requirements, the CPRA does not go as far as some consumer privacy advocates had hoped it would. A Closer Look at Key CPRA Provisions.

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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

In recent weeks, Connecticut passed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches (“The Act”), and the Uniform Law Commission approved and recommended the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (“UPDPA”). Connecticut: An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches. Uniform Personal Data Protection Act.

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Final Draft of EU AI Act Leaked

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This follows the definition proposed by the European Parliament, which is aligned with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s definition of AI. Examples include AI systems that are intended to directly interact with individuals and act like a human, or AI systems designed to generate content (e.g.,

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West Coast, East Coast, and Now Mountains, Too: Colorado Joins the Comprehensive State Privacy Law Club

Data Matters

Congress continuing to stymie federal omnibus privacy legislation, states have decidedly taken up the call. Jared Polis signed into law Senate Bill 21-190, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA). Applicability and Definitions. Most recently, on July 8, 2021, Colorado Gov. After signing the CPA into law, Gov. ” Additionally, Gov.

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What is personal information under the CCPA?

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) came into effect four years after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was adopted. Despite coming at the heels of the GDPR, the recent California privacy law promptly established and defined its own concepts around consumer-related data. . What is personal information?

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