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Texas enacts comprehensive privacy law

Data Protection Report

The new law has exclusions for Gramm-Leach-Bliley-covered financial institutions, HIPAA-covered covered entities and business associates, non-profits, institutes of higher education, and electric utilities, power generation companies, and retail electric providers. A similar requirement applies with respect to the sale of biometric data.

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How to implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

IBM Big Data Hub

Think: an online retailer that stores customers’ email addresses to send order updates. Each EEA state sets its own definition of “child” under the GDPR. Companies must be prepared to comply with these varying definitions. The EEA includes all 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. This definition therefore not only encompasses a “consumer” in the traditional sense (i.e., The business community is already lobbying the California legislature to narrow this definition. The International Association of Privacy Professionals estimates at least 500,000 U.S.

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#ModernDataMasters: Mike Evans, Chief Technology Officer

Reltio

“If you are not tying what you are doing, in any kind of data initiative, to a business vision and some tangible outcomes that a business is trying to achieve, then MDM can become just a complex academic exercise.”. Prioritise people, process and governance.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

The CCPA’s definition of “consumer” is equally broad. This definition therefore not only encompasses a “consumer” in the traditional sense (i.e., The business community is already lobbying the California legislature to narrow this definition. The International Association of Privacy Professionals estimates at least 500,000 U.S.

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California passes major legislation, expanding consumer privacy rights and legal exposure for US and global companies

Data Protection Report

Expanded definition of “personal information.” Businesses are prohibited from discriminating against consumers that exercise their rights under the law. In proceedings instituted by the Attorney General, entities that are found to have intentionally violated the law can face penalties of up to $7,500 per violation.

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California Passes Major Legislation, Expanding Consumer Privacy Rights and Legal Exposure for US and Global Companies

Data Protection Report

Expanded Definition of “Personal Information.” Businesses are prohibited from discriminating against consumers that exercise their rights under the law. In proceedings instituted by the Attorney General, entities that are found to have intentionally violated the law can face penalties of up to $7,500 per violation.

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