Virginia the 2nd State with Comprehensive Privacy Regulation - Consumer Data Protection Act Now Law Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 3/5/2021 5:25:00 PM Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) signed comprehensive privacy legislation, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), into law on March 2, 2021. The new law emulates aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read More
DHS Warning: Data Security Risks for Insights Businesses in Dealing with China Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/1/2021 2:45:00 PM "Businesses expose themselves and their customers to heightened risk when they share sensitive data with firms located" in the People's Republic of China, "or use equipment and software developed by firms with an ownership nexus in the PRC, as well as with firms that have PRC citizens in key leadership and security-focused roles," especially for "data service providers and data infrastructure,” according to a new business advisory from the U.S. Department of Homelan... Read More
New California Law A.B. 1281 Extends B2B and Employee Data Exemptions in CCPA That Were Expiring Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 9/30/2020 4:18:00 PM California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed A.B. 1281 into law, extending the sunset date on critical exemptions for employment and business-to-business data from the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as urged by the Insights Association. Read More
Protecting Your Customer Data: Cybersecurity Basics for Insights Providers Author Government Affairs 2/24/2020 3:18:00 PM Why Data Security is Essential to the Present & Future of Insights Read More
FTC finalizes enforcement order against Compete, Inc., a marketing research company, for privacy and data security violations Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 2/24/2013 3:51:00 PM In finalizing the Compete settlement today, the FTC appears to have accepted points made by the MRA and rejected EPIC's proposals to modify the settlement. Read More
MRA's amendments approved by House Subcommittee before passing the SAFE Data Act Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 7/20/2011 12:22:00 PM The Commerce Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee approved legislation yesterday that would strengthen the security of consumer data, while also making two important changes crucial to the conduct of marketing research in the United States. Read More