Complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act in 5 (more or less) Not So Easy Steps Part 1 of a Series First Steps First – the Data Map It is estimated that more than 500,000 companies are subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), many of them smaller and…
In their column, Top 10 cybersecurity predictions for the new year, Robert Braun and Michael Gold, co-chairs of JMBM’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Group offer predictions on federal privacy legislation (they won’t pass any and if by chance they do, it won’t work), data localization (more companies will have to decide…
On June 28, 2018, Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020. But – because of certain look-back features in the new law – significant compliance will be required by January 1, 2019. The Act is enforceable by the California…
Over the past several years, the Federal Trade Commission has emerged as the de facto national regulator of online security and privacy. While banking and health regulators hold sway over their specific industries, the FTC has used its authority, granted under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act…