Technology can impact the way we work, play, communicate and live, and “big data” analysis – the processing of large amounts of data in order to gain actionable insights – has the ability to radically alter society by identifying patterns and traits that would otherwise go undiscovered. This data, however, can raise significant privacy concerns…
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With New Law, Delaware Now “Means Business” When It Comes To Disposal of Confidential Consumer Information
By: Aaron Krowne On July 1, 2014, Delaware signed into law HB 295, which provides for the “safe destruction of records containing personal identifying information” (codified at Chapter 50C, Title 6, Subtitle II, of the Delaware Code). The law goes into effect January 1, 2015. Overview of Delaware’s Data Destruction Law In brief, the law requires…
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California Attorney General Issues Guidance on Complying with Do-Not-Track
By: Aaron Krowne In 2013, the California Legislature passed AB 370, an addition to California’s path-blazing online consumer privacy protection law in 2003, the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”). AB 370 took effect January 1, 2014, and adds new requirements to CalOPPA pertaining to consumers’ use of Do-Not-Track (DNT) signals in their web browsers…
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Canada’s New Anti-Spam Law
On July 1, 2014, the first provisions of the Canadian Anti-Spam Law (“CASL”) will come into effect. CASL intends to address the e-mail “spam” problem, where spam is undesired commercial electronic messages (“CEMs”), by requiring that recipients of CEMs to consent to their receipt, either expressly or implicitly. CASL covers the sending of CEMs to…
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