by Margaret Chow | Aug 26, 2022 | General Articles, Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security, Privacy & Data Security Alerts
In his first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a stipulated final judgment with Sephora USA, Inc., a multinational personal care and beauty company, that requires Sephora to pay $1.2...
by Stacey Garrett | Mar 16, 2021 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security, Securities, Securities Alerts
All member firms should be aware of an ongoing phishing campaign that involves fraudulent emails purporting to be from “FINRA Membership” and using the email address “supports@finra-online.com.” The email asks recipients to respond to an issue of “regulatory...
by Stacey Garrett | Sep 14, 2020 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security
Last month—more than two years after the California Consumer Rights Act was signed into law by Governor Gerald Brown, Jr.—California’s Office of the Attorney General has published the final regulations implementing the CCPA. Read full article here. – Keesal,...
by Stacey Garrett | Jul 7, 2020 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security
As businesses around the globe prepared to meet the demands of new data privacy laws and regulations in 2020, the world was thrown a curveball in the form of COVID-19. At Mitratech’s virtual summit, The Future of Compliance, I sat down with Mitratech Managing Director...
by Marjorie Hall | Jul 6, 2020 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been in effect since January 1, 2020, and it’s packed a punch. Like prospectors who were drawn to California in 1849 with the hope of striking it rich, in the first five months of 2020, lawyers have filed at least...
by Stacey Garrett | Mar 12, 2020 | Homepage News, Privacy & Data Security, Privacy & Data Security Alerts
On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General’s office published its second set of modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act. The second set of modifications is available here. One of the major frustrations for...