Recent massive data breaches and notorious instances of misuse of data lit fires under privacy advocates, particularly in Europe and California. In our April, 2018 newsletter, we told you about the European Union’s sweeping new privacy program known as the ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ (GDPR), effective May 25, 2018. The GDPR changes the landscape for […]
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California Enacts Its Version of GDPR
August 2, 2018
cybersecurity, Internet Law, Privacy
In our April newsletter, we told you about the ‘General Data Protection Regulation’ (GDPR) that went into effect in the EU on May 25, 2018. That European regulation provides sweeping privacy requirements for anyone that does business with or collect identifying information on European residents. We opined that an American GDPR would not happen here […]
Marijuana Madness
February 8, 2018
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Marijuana has become big business. We never thought it would happen but now 29 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana and eight states have legalized pot for recreational use. But alas, federal law, still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act meaning that cannabis […]