California’s privacy regulator has launched its first-ever audit, signaling a new phase of active oversight under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendments. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is focusing on delivery and transportation apps in the gig economy, examining how platforms collect and use personal information from both consumers and workers
Clock Ticking: DOJ’s New Data Security Rule Requires Compliance by July 8
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
U.S. companies are running out of time to comply with a sweeping new Department of Justice (DOJ) rule that limits sharing sensitive personal data with certain foreign countries—including China, Russia, and Iran. With a hard compliance deadline of July 8, 2025, businesses must act quickly to avoid steep civil or criminal penalties.
The rule…
Transitioning from On-Site Audits to Zoom/Teams Audits
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Auditors have to continue doing their job of auditing, but with the pandemic, audits now are rarely on-site. Many auditing firms are using remote technology to conduct audits, and companies are either forwarding files electronically, using cloud-based portals or meeting with their auditors over technology meeting platforms such as Zoom and/or teams.
There are risks…