CCPA Archives

CCPA Enforcement Begins Today–Are You Ready?

July 1, 2020
Amy Willcox
CCPA, NIST, Privacy

Today is the first day the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will be enforced by the California Attorney General. While most compliance departments should by now know the basics of CCPA, there are many nuances to the landmark data privacy law that are covered in a new webinar hosted by ADCG with input from experts…

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How to Anonymize Data

With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement date right around the corner, lawsuits citing CCPA have already begun to emerge, and data deletion requests are piling up. Financial institutions–and other organizations–must now act immediately to comply with data privacy laws. Of the many methods companies can use to safeguard the data in their possession,…

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CCPA Deletion Requests Are Piling Up

May 19, 2020
Amy Willcox
CCPA, Data Mapping and Inventory, Data Privacy, Members Only

It’s impossible to predict all of the long-term effects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), but businesses can already look to the number of data deletion requests to plot a path forward. The US privacy management firm DataGrail compiled a report on the early trends of CCPA compliance in Q1 2020. Here’s everything you…

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Current Industry Regulations for Data Encryption: Are You Up to Date?

April 28, 2020
Amy Willcox
CCPA, Data Protection, GDPR, Members Only

Though data is an incredibly valuable resource, more data generally means more responsibility. A larger amount of data presents a larger attack surface for hackers to target through cyberattacks. Encryption, the act of translating data into a new form that is undecipherable without a special key, is an impactful method of avoiding these issues and…

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CCPA to be Enforced July 1: How Businesses Need to Prepare.

April 28, 2020
Amy Willcox
CCPA, Compliance, Data Privacy, Members Only

Much has changed due to the Covid-19 crisis. But one thing that’s remained unchanged is the California Attorney General’s plan to begin enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on July 1. With everything business leaders have to worry about right now, CCPA regulations can easily become an afterthought. After all, why worry about data…

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How Small and Medium Enterprises Can Overcome Coronavirus-Related Compliance Challenges

April 16, 2020
Angela Lonzetta
Business Continuity, CCPA, Compliance, COVID-19

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are encountering workflow-related challenges when it comes to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and preparing for the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The COVID-19 global outbreak has presented additional challenges that are impacting efficiency and productivity, taxing resources, and hindering the ability of SMEs…

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Zoom May Become New Poster Child for CCPA Enforcement

April 8, 2020
Amy Willcox
CCPA, Privacy

While COVID-19 has taken quite the toll on the economy, a few lucky companies have managed to rise to the top during the pandemic. Zoom, the remote video conferencing platform, has understandably soared. As companies and universities move online, a sturdy, reliable conferencing app is invaluable. But is Zoom as sturdy and reliable as it…

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Opinion: Pandemic Creates More Data Privacy Compliance Challenges

April 1, 2020
Angela Lonzetta
CCPA, GDPR, Op-Ed

GDPR Challenge for Small and Medium Enterprises Complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has proven to be challenging for some organizations. This is especially true for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with limited resources. To achieve compliance, organizations need to allocate substantial resources for conducting data inventories, data flow audits, risk assessments, and…

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How to establish Standardized Business Terms, A First Step in Data Privacy Compliance

April 1, 2020
Sowmya Kandregula
CCPA, Data Mapping and Inventory, Data Privacy, Data Protection, GDPR, Members Only

Technology and distributed work environments are making businesses and startups operate on a global scale. With the advent of new channels of communication comes a complex set of challenges, one of which is conflicting business terminology and naming conventions. This problem is especially evident in compliance departments as they struggle to make sense of proliferating…

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Compliance Guide: CCPA and The Telephone Consumer Protection Act

March 10, 2020
Editorial Team
CCPA, Compliance

The cold call has been around for a very long time as a marketing strategy. But more recently, automated testing has become a popular alternative. More than 76 percent of US consumers have received texts from a business, and according to recent reports, many of those consumers responded positively to being texted. That’s probably why…

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