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Bitcoin Daily: China Expands Digital Cash Pilot; California Bill Defining Digital Assets Moves Forward

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The move comes as numerous places around the world look into digital currencies for official business, including the state of California, as it moves ahead with a digital asset bill, Assembly Bill 2150.

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NJ Legislators Propose Tighter Data Privacy Regulations

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The California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect in January, and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) went into effect in 2018. The result of single-state legislation could result in a patchwork of laws that force businesses to establish state-specific compliance systems, he added. “It

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Retailer Hanna Andersson, Salesforce Are First Sued Under New California Privacy Law

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And except when you’re the first retailer to get rung up under the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CCPA is similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ), which took effect in 2018. The California law is more specific and more punitive for breaches. Except when it’s a lawsuit.

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Businesses To Spend $55B On CA Privacy Law Compliance

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California has passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a sweeping law that forces companies to tell customers about the data they gather about them, and to allow customers to opt out of those practices. Even the attorney general is still figuring out specifics and probably won’t start enforcing the law until July.

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California Uber, Lyft Drivers File Lawsuit Over Prop 22

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G ig workers in California who drive for Uber, Lyft and other rideshare and delivery platforms have filed a lawsuit in the state’s Supreme Court seeking to overturn Proposition 22, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday (Jan. Generally speaking, courts in California don’t like to overturn the will of the people,” Moylan said.

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New California laws place limits on GAP insurance

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Two recently-passed bills in California, Assembly Bill 2311 (“AB 2311”) and Senate Bill 1311 (”SB 1311”), were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 13 and September 27, respectively, placing new restrictions on the sale of Guaranteed Asset Protection (“GAP”) waivers in California.

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Accutive Eyes GDPR Compliance With Encryption Alternative

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Data Discovery enables businesses to identify sensitive data that will require specific regulatory compliance measures. Accutive said that the combination of both solutions supports organizations’ data protection compliance and security needs under GDPR , HIPAA and other data protection regulations.