Here’s a quick rundown of the most important things you need to know as a business-leader during the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, if an employee, customer or guest tests positive for the virus, which data may be shared, and with whom? How does the CCPA impact these decisions? We will…

Exceptions for Employee information, B2B transactions and businesses operating exclusively online, and more. On October 11th, 2019, the California governor adopted some noteworthy amendments to the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), resulting from the lobbying of both businesses and consumer groups. The CCPA aims to give consumers control over the…

The California Consumer Privacy Act is the most critical privacy law enacted in the U.S. to date. Considering the CCPA’s aim to grant consumers extensive rights to access and delete data, it may seem that the only correct response to a verified request would be the immediate deletion of all…

Welcome to Datawallet’s Data Digest, where I review and occasionally analyze the latest news and the most critical developments in the data industry. Here’s a look at the latest developments: “Equifax is a bank on Main Street that forgot to lock its vault.” Four members of the Chinese military are facing charges of hacking Equifax, stealing U.S. trade secrets, and personal data of…

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) estimates that over 500,000 U.S. businesses will have to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act, and nearly 80% of those are located outside of California. CCPA Impact Companies located outside of the state would significantly lose out by ignoring the Californian market…

In 2019, there were over 150 pieces of U.S. state and federal legislation considered that directly spoke to consumer data. Traditionally, U.S. data privacy laws have applied to specific industries, such as finance, education, or health care. However, over the past few years, data privacy has become a bigger issue…

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In the months before the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) effective date of January 1st this year, we have seen both Microsoft and Twitter make important statements about how they plan to interpret and implement this sweeping data privacy law. In this article, we take a look at the specifics…

Welcome to Datawallet’s Data Digest, where I review and occasionally analyze the latest news and the most critical developments in the data industry. In a slightly longer edition, here’s a look at the latest developments: A Highly Controversial Move: Google “Plans” To Rule Out Third-Party Cookies Within Two Years Last week, a user on GitHub sparked controversy by pointing out an ostensibly hypocritical move…