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Analysis: California's Groundbreaking Privacy Law
2018-07-13 09:48

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features a discussion of California's groundbreaking new privacy law as well as an update on the potential impact of the hacker group responsible for...

Why California's New Privacy Law is a 'Whole New Ballgame'
2018-07-06 19:18

While California already had some of the strictest and most varied privacy laws in the country, the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 "is a whole new ballgame," says privacy attorney...

California Passes New Privacy Law
2018-07-03 15:24

The California legislature unanimously passed the strongest data privacy law in the nation. This is great news, but I have a lot of reservations. The Internet tech companies pressed to get this...

California's New Privacy Law: It's Almost GDPR in the US
2018-07-02 10:48

But Tech Giants are Taking Aim at the Law, Which Can Be Amended Until 2020California's legislature has quickly introduced and passed new privacy legislation, making the state's laws the strongest...

California Consumer Privacy Act: What businesses need to know
2018-06-29 14:33

California recently passed the act, which allows users to control how their data is shared with companies.

California, Home of Silicon Valley, Ramps Up Online Privacy Law
2018-06-29 10:11

California on Thursday passed a strict new law aimed at protecting people's privacy online, a move that promised to shift the terrain on which internet firms operate in the wake of recent...

California Senate votes to restore net neutrality rules
2018-05-31 20:14

The California State Senate voted yesterday in favor of a bill aimed at restoring the net neutrality protections put in place by the Federal Communications Commission in 2015, and preventing ISPs...

California tests digital license plates. Is tracking cars next?
2018-05-30 11:56

Beyond potential police surveillance, the plates could be as susceptible to hacking as other wireless and IoT technologies.

California Bill Seeks to Adopt Strict Net Neutrality Despite FCC Ruling
2018-03-19 11:04

As Americans wait to see whether net neutrality can gain enough support among lawmakers to invoke disapproval via the Congressional Review Act, individual states are not waiting -- several are...

California Voter Data Stolen from Insecure MongoDB Database
2017-12-18 15:36

An improperly secured MongoDB database has provided cybercriminals with the possibility to steal information on the entire voting population of California, Kromtech security researchers reported. read more