Governors of numerous states have issued Executive Orders in the past several weeks banning TikTok from government-issued devices and many have already implemented a ban, with others considering similar measures. There is also bi-partisan support of a ban in the Senate, which unanimously approved a bill last week that would ban the app from devices
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School Nutrition Vendor Sued for Compromise of 867,209 K-12 Student Records
PCS Revenue Control Systems, Inc. (PCS) was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit last week alleging that it discovered a data breach from a hacking attack in December 2019 but failed to notify the affected students until March of 2021.
According to the lawsuit, student information was collected by PCS’s predecessor, Advanced Business Technologies…
Robots for Package and Food Delivery Invade the Sidewalks
A robot for the food delivery market first debuted at George Mason University in January 2019 from Starship Technologies (Starship). Starship did minimal marketing for these new robots for package and food delivery, but students found them, found the app, and then started requesting package and food delivery. It took off from there.
Now, more…
South Dakota Beats Alabama in Passage of Data Breach Notification Law
We previously noted last month that only two states had not enacted a data breach notification law to date—South Dakota and Alabama [see related post].
South Dakota passed the finish line right before Alabama, but both states have now joined the rest of the nation in enacting data breach notification laws for their citizens. …
Last Two States Considering Passage of Data Breach Notification Laws
The last two states which have not passed data breach notification laws are Alabama and South Dakota. Sometimes we make jokes about these states as they are so late to the data breach notification table (California was the first state to pass a data breach notification law in 2002) and they seem not to care…
Home Depot Settles Data Breach Class Action Case with Financial Institutions and Counsel for $42.55 million
Following its data breach in 2014, Home Depot was sued by thousands of financial institutions requesting recovery of costs associated with the issuance of new credit and debit cards to 50 million individuals affected by the breach.
Last week, an Alabama federal judge approved a proposed settlement with the financial institutions for $27.25 million.
The…
Alabama Adopts New Law Governing Virtual Currency Transactions
This month a new law governing virtual currency and online transactions went into effect in Alabama. The Alabama Monetary Transmission Act was passed by the legislature in May and replaces the “Sale of Checks Act” which had been in effect since 1961. The legislation regulates transactions involving virtual currency, such as BitCoin, as well as…
Job Seekers Beware! Data Hacked for up to 1.4 Million Illinois Residents Receiving Unemployment Benefits
The Illinois Department of Employment Security has revealed that somewhere between 1.2 million and 1.4 million Illinois residents who have received unemployment benefits from the State of Illinois have had their names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers compromised through a hacking of its vendor’s database. The residents are those seeking jobs and using…
501(c)(3) Public Charities Subject to New Donor Disclosure Requirements in New York
Since 1958, when the Supreme Court held that the State of Alabama’s attempt to compel the NAACP to disclose its membership lists infringed on the members’ constitutional rights to freedom of speech and assembly, charities and donors have expected donor information to remain confidential. However, recent developments in New York have thrown that expectation into question.
Most 501(c)(3) public charities annually file IRS Form 990 (or Form 990-EZ), which is a public document. Public charities that receive more than $5,000 from a single donor, if the amount exceeds 2 percent of total contributions for the year, must complete Schedule B, and provide the names, addresses, and total contributions received from all such donors. Unlike the rest of Form 990, Schedule B information is confidential. The Internal Revenue Code prohibits the IRS from disclosing Schedule B, and permits public charities to redact Schedule B.
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