CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 4, 2021

Virginia has become the second state in United States to formulate a data protection act that will be in lines with UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Dubbed as Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), the law will focus more on data privacy and will be under the federal privacy law of California.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

At the beginning of the year, only five states—California, Colorado, Virginia, Utah, and Connecticut—had comprehensive data privacy legislation. California: Driving Regulatory Evolution The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) was pivotal in advancing data privacy regulations. 1, 2023, with the remainder on July 1, 2023.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 4, 2021

Three years ago, on May 25, 2018, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. For example, Virginia passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) in March 2021 that again borrows heavily from the GDPR. Three years into a post-GDPR world, how has the GDPR impacted privacy?

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act ( CDPA ) requires controllers to ensure that agreements with processors are compliant with the law, and any contract that waives or limits consumer rights under this law is void and unenforceable. See California Civil Code § 1798.140(v).

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2021

Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act ( CDPA ) requires controllers to ensure that agreements with processors are compliant with the law, and any contract that waives or limits consumer rights under this law is void and unenforceable. See California Civil Code § 1798.140(v).

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 8, 2021

One thing is clear: the current state of domestic laws and regulations addressing consumer data protection will not solve this issue. Fundamentally, the laws and regulations are one of the best, if not the best, methods to encourage organizations to address data privacy and cybersecurity. What is the solution?

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