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Florida Digital Bill of Rights

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Data Privacy

Florida passed a data privacy law that becomes effective on July 1, 2024. The Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) affects “controllers” of personal data that have more than $1 billion in global revenues, so […]

Privacy Policy Essential Parts

January 5, 2023August 25, 2023 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Data Privacy

In the United States of America, a number of states require companies to have a privacy policy posted on their websites. However, regardless of legal requirements, every website should have a privacy policy. A privacy […]

Congress Considers Privacy Bill

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Data Privacy

Congress revealed a bipartisan federal privacy bill, called the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. However, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has major issues with the draft of the bill. Although the Chamber has objections […]

Don’t Tread on American Privacy

May 12, 2022May 14, 2022 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Data Privacy

The future of privacy rights in the United States of America is uncertain. Many states have passed a patchwork of privacy laws, but there is no federal law that protects the privacy rights of U.S. […]

Florida HB 969 Privacy Proposal

February 16, 2021February 17, 2021 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Data Privacy

The Florida House of Representatives introduced a new consumer data privacy bill with HB 969 that would take effect in 2022. If passed, HB 969 would amend parts of the Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA) […]

Florida Data Privacy Bills In Retreat

May 17, 2020February 16, 2021 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Data Privacy

Lawmakers attempted to pass a Florida data privacy law in early 2020. Recently, many countries around the world enacted privacy laws to protect the data of consumers. So far, there are only a handful of […]

Data Brokers Individual Opt-Out

January 20, 2020January 5, 2023 Alice M. Porch, Esq., CIPP/US, C|EH, Security+Data Privacy

Data brokers are everywhere on the Internet. They collect information about individuals from a variety of sources and then aggregate the data for others to access or purchase. The information originates from an individual’s activity […]