On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act will go into full effect. The CCPA aims to protect California consumer data by requiring businesses to take “reasonable measures” to [...]

Do you think that compliance with the proposed FTC Safeguards Rule, the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) or New York’s SHIELD Act, puts an onerous burden on dealers? To [...]

By now California dealers are aware of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which takes effect in January, 2020. This law requires businesses to take “reasonable measures” to secure consumers' [...]

Remember the movie “War Games?” A teenager hacked into a computer and unwittingly almost started a nuclear war. In the late 60s, a famous phone phreak dubbed “Captain Crunch” figured [...]

Consumer privacy concerns are sweeping the nation and lawmakers are taking notice. In the first six months of 2019, the number of data breaches has increased by 54% compared to [...]

A wave of consumer privacy legislation is sweeping the U.S., leaving many auto dealerships uncertain about compliance and concerned about potential impacts on business. One such law is New York’s [...]

The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act is a New York state law that increases the protection of personal information by enforcing changes to data management and [...]

New York State’s Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act goes into effect in March 2020, and if your dealership is found to be in violation, you could [...]

Following the passage of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in California, a wave of similar state-level laws have [...]