A new year, a new governor, the same old problem and perhaps the same solution. State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, has introduced a bill that he says will enhance consumer privacy protection by strengthening the notification requirements when databases of personal information are compromised. It’s the same bill that the Legislature passed last year…
Category: Laws
Gotham Dating Partners to create your dating profile – whether you want one or not
January 19, 2016 – Jane Doe wakes up, puts on the coffee, and gets ready for work. Not her work as a paid professional – she had to give up that job to take care of her other work. Jane sits down at the computer and begins the daily grind of trying to remove her…
IN: ‘Do Not Call My Cell’ law crosses first legislative hurdle
Indiana residential telephone numbers are one step closer to receiving fuller protection from unwanted solicitations today as the Judiciary Committee voted unanimously 9-0 to approve House Bill 1273 for a second reading. Under the proposed law, Indiana’s Attorney General will have greater enforcement authority over telemarketers who make unwanted solicitation calls to Indiana phone numbers, whether…
The European Data Protection Supervisor recommends a Regulation, not a Directive!
The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, has issued an opinion in response to the Commission’s Communication of November 4, 2010 regarding the Review of the Data Protection Legal Framework . The EDPS agrees with the Commission that a review of the present legal framework for data protection in the EU is necessary in order to ensure effective protection…