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CCPA 12-Month Compliance Series Part 2: Know Your Data

To comply with the CCPA, you need to know your data. You need to know what personal information you collect, where it is collected and stored, and whether, to whom, and for what purpose, it is shared or sold.

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Incident Response: Have a Plan

For any company handling personal information (PI), an incident involving unauthorized access of the PI may be a question of when and not if. The question then becomes: what does the company need to do?

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Privacy by Design Is Good Business…and the Law

Recent privacy laws and standards promote, and in some cases require, privacy by design. Simply put, companies are to incorporate privacy principles in and throughout all its products and services.

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CCPA 12-Month Compliance Series Part 1: Participate in Rulemaking

The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG) will be promulgating regulations to further and provide guidance regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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Federal Privacy Bills Introduced

With the states taking the lead on privacy (see our tip here), the federal government is starting to get in on the action. Last week, on January 16, 2019, Republican Sen.

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California AG Hosts the First Two Public Forums on California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Office of the Attorney General (OAG or Office) held the first two of its six public forums on January 8, 2019 in San Francisco and on January 14, 2019 in San Diego to solicit public comments and feedback in preparation for its rulemaking eff

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Is Your Business Prepared for Holiday Hacking?

There is often an upsurge in hacking and online scams during the holidays, and businesses are not always prepared to respond. Here are five key steps you can take immediately to protect and defend against breaches:

Image your systems. Image your systems as soon as possible and retain this data for at least 90 days.

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Should You Provide a Short Form Privacy Notice?

Privacy policies are meant for a host of audiences, including consumers, regulators and advocates. One way to make your privacy policy more accessible to consumers is to include a short form privacy notice at the start of a policy.

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CCPA’s Independent Business Obligations

The CCPA creates eight consumer rights,

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Canada’s New Breach Regulations

Are you collecting, using or disclosing personal information (PI) of Canadian residents in the course of commercial activities?

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Update for Financial Institutions Regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act—This New Law May Apply to You

Does your company handle data analytics to target California consumers? If so, it is imperative that you pay close attention to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that goes into effect on January 1, 2020.

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