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Blog Blog Blog Blog 8 Mar, 2021 Author Casey Egan First came California with its sweeping data privacy law. Then Virginia followed suit. Now, the only question is which state might be next. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a sweeping piece of consumer data protection legislation into law this month, making Virginia the second state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, according to privacy experts. The law, known as the Virginia Consumer Data Pr...

POLITICO China wants to dominate AI. The U.S. and Europe need each other to tame it. The U.S. and Europe are on different paths to regulating artificial intelligence but need each other to take on China. Doctors assist patients as JD Health provides telemedicine services online in China via AI technology. | JD.com via AP Images Link Copied Political leaders in the U.S. and Europe are becoming increasingly alarmed by China’s use of artificial intelligence to track its people and engage in ot...

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© Greg Nash Congress is coming under increasing pressure to create a federal framework for data privacy laws as states forge ahead with their own plans. Virginia is poised to become the second state to pass a data privacy bill this week, with several other states considering proposals that vary in regulation standards and enforcement practices, potentially creating the kind of privacy patchwork that the tech industry has been warning about for years. Those states would follow in the footsteps ...

Despite the short session, Virginia legislators could vote Friday to pass a comprehensive privacy bill modeled after Washington state’s proposal. Industry stakeholders believe the lack of debate to include a private right of action, which Virginia’s bill doesn’t have, is the main item contributing to its speedy passage. For years, U.S. lawmakers looking to craft their own privacy bills have only had two models to follow: the California Consumer Privacy Act and the European Union’s Gener...

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The Cybersecurity 202: SolarWinds hack could supercharge cybersecurity lobbying spending Tonya Riley with Aaron Schaffer Cybersecurity companies spent more money on lobbying efforts in Washington in 2020. Fallout from the SolarWinds breach could cause it to explode in 2021.  Collectively, 12 large publicly-traded cybersecurity companies spent roughly $4.3 million on lobbying last year, according to an analysis of federal lobbying disclosures by The Cybersecurity 202.  Th...