Considerations When Digitizing Records A recent survey of over 500 records and information management (RIM) professionals revealed decision makers are intrigued by the benefits of transforming physical records into digital.[1] This is not surprising given technology’s influence on society. With digital records, however, come several issues that RIM professionals should consider: (1) identifying documents that…
State-enacted comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation is becoming more common across the United States. Connecticut is now the fifth state to enact such legislation, joining California, Colorado, Utah, and Virginia.[1] Public Act No. 22-15—The “Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring” (also referred to as the “Connecticut Data Privacy Act” or “CTDPA”)—will go into…
The Privacy of Information Collected on the Internet From Consumers Act (NPICICA) and Security of Information Maintained by Data Collectors and Other Businesses statute (SIMDC) are Nevada’s two main online consumer privacy laws (together, Nevada’s Privacy Laws). Although lesser-known and considered less comprehensive[1] than the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Nevada’s Privacy Laws are still…
Data privacy regulations have been a hot topic in the ever-changing discussion of consumer privacy. So far in 2021, 27 bills have been proposed in states which seek to implement new or change existing data privacy laws.[1] By comparison, only two state-level bills were introduced in all of 2018.[2] One of those 2018 bills was…