Nov. 10, 2015
We're first again on data privacy
A new California law is the first state law to prohibit law enforcement from searching digital communications without a warrant.
Robert E. Braun
Partner
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Robert is co-chair of the firm's Cybersecurity and Privacy Group. The group counsels companies in all industries regarding compliance with state, federal and international privacy laws and regulations, establishing corporate governance frameworks and controls to establish effective information security, and in connection with security incidents and data breaches.
Michael A. Gold
Partner
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
1900 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles , CA 90067
Email: MGold@jmbm.com
Michael is co-chair of the firm's Cybersecurity and Privacy Group. The group counsels companies in all industries regarding compliance with state, federal and international privacy laws and regulations, establishing corporate governance frameworks and controls to establish effective information security, and in connection with security incidents and data breaches.
California enshrines privacy as an elemental right and has long been at the forefront of protecting personal electronic information. It adopted the nation's first data breach notification law, was a leader in requiring website privacy statements, and actively enforces online privacy.
Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown reinforced this commitment when he signed Senate Bill 178, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. CalECPA is the first state law that bars any state law enforcement agen...
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