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Nevada governor Steve Sisolak recent signed Senate Bill 220 (“SB 220”) into law. It is a new Nevada privacy law that gives consumers the right to opt out of having their personal information sold. You can read more details about it here in this piece I wrote with Jeffrey Dennis. In short, this new law goes into effect on October 1, 2019, and requires compliance from most businesses in Nevada that have a website and collect information from consumers. If you fall into this category, you need to start considering now how you will comply to avoid fines and penalties. We have a 90-day plan to help your business get in compliance with this law and the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) which has key parts going into effect on January 1, 2020. Feel free to reach out if you have questions about either of these laws.

#SB220 #Privacy #Nevadabusiness

Today the world got a first glimpse at the future of online payments–or at least the future as envisioned by Facebook–with the release of a white paper on Libra. Libra is intended to be a simple global currency built on blockchain. There are many articles detailing what Libra might mean to the world of finance. I won’t repeat those here, but will just note that there appears to be some significant buy-in from a lot of major players. That means Libra is going to be something we hear a lot about before it launches in early 2020. Only time will tell if it will do what Facebook hopes, but one thing for sure is that the world of cryptocurrency is going to be getting a lot of attention now.

The digital age is transforming the world as we know it. New technologies are popping up everyday and replacing old ways of doing things. The constant changes are eliminating redundancies which means industries and people have to adapt. While it is well known that the legal profession is typically slow to adopt new technologies and solutions, lawyers will continue to play an important role in government, business, and society.

Check out this article by Erik P.M. Vermuelen at Hackernoon.com called “The Rise of Lawyers in a Digital World.”

#cyberlaw #lawyers

Earlier this year, a massive data breach known as Collection #1 came to light. Here’s a link to what I wrote about the breach and how you can determine if your account has been compromised by going to haveibeenpwned.com. Regardless of whether your information was breached, let this serve as a friendly reminder to change your password!

#databreach #collection1

If you haven’t yet heard of Magecart, it’s time you do. Head over to darkreading.com to view the article I wrote about Magecart. Magecart is an online credit card skimmer which has been employed by several groups over the last few years to steal an outrageous amount of credit card information. This article will introduce you to what you need to know about Magecart.

#cyberlaw #magecart