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New laws of the USA on data protection in 2023

Legal IT Group

Therefore, individual states took matters into their own hands and passed local laws to protect the privacy of their residents. Virginia The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ( VCDPA ) was adopted in the spring of 2021 and came into force on January 01, 2023.

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New York Becomes First State to Mandate CLE in Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection

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state to mandate that attorneys take continuing legal education courses in cybersecurity, privacy and data protection. Under the order, the one-credit cybersecurity requirement does not increase the overall numbers of CLE hours required for New York attorneys, which is 32 hours for new attorneys and 24 for all other attorneys.

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Finding the True Purpose of Your Law Firm Website

Justia Legal Marketing & Technology blog

Some of them are ready to take the next step and connect with an attorney. Personal Touch: Include a professional headshot or a photo of your attorneys and staff to add a personal touch to your website. A website uses HTTPS to encrypt data transmission and protect sensitive information, such as client data and payment details.

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Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Protecting Sensitive Data in the Digital Age

Rocket Matter

It’s important to educate yourself and your colleagues on cybersecurity to ensure that your law firm data is properly managed (After all, you are only as strong as your weakest link.) 11 Tips for Effective Law Firm Data Protection As a law firm, protecting your clients' sensitive information should be at the top of your priority list.

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ABA TECHSHOW 2019 – The Long Play

Legal Talk Network

Probably the best semi-recent example is the nearly universal acceptance of cloud-based technologies by attorneys. Marketer (and founder) of Attorney Sync Gyi Tsakalakis and solo practitioner (and featured presenter) Jess Birken share insights on picking key search terms as well as hiring SEO specialists.

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Minnesota’s Attempt to Copy California’s Constitutionally Defective Age Appropriate Design Code is an Utter Fail (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Among their targets were the Data Protection Impact Assessment requirements, which NetChoice argued amounted to prior restraint and compelled speech. The bill describes the following obligations for in-scope businesses: Data Protection Impact Assessments. I will reiterate some of the major lowlights in this post.

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Overhaul of the Australian Privacy Act

Legal IT Group

With this regard, it is essential to know about the privacy legislation of this country since, nowadays, most internet businesses process the personal data of their clients, and they should do it in compliance with data protection laws. ” Thus, the Australian Privacy Act also aims to have a GDPR level of data protection.