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California state lawmakers should be lauded for SB 327, their well-intentioned legislative attempt at tackling one of the most pressing issues in the tech sector: IoT security. To its credit, SB 327 - popularly known as the IoT security law - provides a good first step towards much-needed and extensive cybersecurity legislation: with an estimated 22 billion connected devices worldwide, the very existence of an IoT security law is encouraging.
A landmark privacy rights bill took effect Jan. 1, 2020 in California and will have broad implications for U.S. consumers and businesses. The California Consumer Privacy Act mandates strict requirements for companies to notify users about how their user data will be used and monetized along with giving them straightforward tools for opting out.
As US lawmakers head home without agreeing on consumer privacy legislation, a new California law is set to become the de facto national standard, potentially leaving consumers and businesses...
Facebook on Thursday said it was ready for a data privacy law that will go into effect in its home state of California at the start of next year. read more
In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a new bill aimed at regulating the security of IoT devices, and it’s set to go into effect in a few short months on January 1, 2020....
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect Jan. 1, will have a longstanding impact on privacy regulation across the U.S., a security expert says.
In the absence of a federal digital privacy law, Microsoft has decided to comply with the requirements of California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) throughout the U.S. The CCPA in short The CCPA...
Microsoft said CCPA is good news, given the failure of Congress to pass a comprehensive privacy protection law at the federal level.
Company's Move Could Influence Other Technology CompaniesMicrosoft will apply the core rights of the California Consumer Privacy Act across all its customers in the U.S., which could nudge other...
The move takes a broader stand to protect user data and support the requirements of CCPA nationwide.