New York
Erie County Puts the Kibosh on Biometric Data Collection by Retailers
Remember that face—retailers like grocery chain Wegmans are using facial recognition to identify miscreants, but legislators in Erie County New York says that’s not cool. They recently passed Biometrics Transparency and Privacy Act than ...
Bad Actors Infiltrated New York’s State Government Computer Network
Officials revealed that malicious actors had succeeded in infiltrating the computer network serving New York’s state government. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), officials revealed on April 13 that New York’s ...
NY Bills Would Ban Municipalities From Meeting Ransomware Demands
Two state senators from New York State introduced bills that would ban municipalities from meeting ransomware attackers’ demands. On January 14, 2020, NYS Senator Phil Boyle of the 4th Senate District proposed ...
New York Becomes Fifth State to Define a Breach to Include “Access” to Information
New York has updated its breach notification and data security law, expanding the definition of a data breach and imposing detailed reasonable security requirements, among other changes. The amendment also adds a ...
