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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Virginia became the second U.S. state to enact a broad data privacy regime after Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) into law. Virginia follows California, which became the first state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), in June 2018. The CCPA became operative January 1, 2020 after several amendments necessary for its implementation, which we previously covered here and here.  (California is set to enact another ...

Premier Thanks Justice Minister Mark Furey for Years of Service February 19, 2021 - 1:37 PM Premier Stephen McNeil thanked Justice Minister Mark Furey for his years of service after Mr. Furey announced today, Feb. 19, that he will not reoffer in the next provincial election. “I want to thank Mr. Furey for his commitment to our province and service to Nova Scotians,” said Premier McNeil. “He has held several high-profile portfolios in my cabinet and has been a leader around our caucus table. He has carried out his duties with the utmost integrity and I am grateful for his support and fr...

https://www.the-american-interest.com/2009/09/01/the-battle-to-patent-your-genes/ The American Interest A legal showdown looms over the corporations that want to own our DNA. April 12, 1955 was a day of celebration. Across the United States, church bells rang, sirens blew, and people poured into the streets singing and dancing. The rejoicing was a spontaneous response to news that field trials of Jonas Salk’s vaccine against the dread polio virus had been successful. The public had avidly followed the search for a vaccine for years. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers had participated in th...