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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Regulate COVID-19 Exposure Notification Apps
On June 1, 2020, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation, or the Exposure Notification Privacy Act (“Act”), to the Senate.[1],[2] The Act would regulate coronavirus contact-tracing and exposure-notification apps, which different U.S. states have been developing as part of efforts to track the spread of the virus and to notify individuals who may have been exposed to the virus.
CCPA Compliance Is on the Horizon - What You Need to Know to Be Ready
On July 1, businesses operating in California and collecting and processing California consumer personal data will begin to experience enforcement of California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) obligations and should be prepared to comply with applicable data security and privacy requirements.