U.S. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review – 2021

Print Missouri Independent — Kendra Findley had thought the Springfield area had seen the worst of the COVID pandemic in December — a month when cases regularly surpassed a day and that saw a record 98 residents die of the virus. Looking back, that was when the Alpha variant, first identified in the U. Its rapid spread has contributed to the worst outbreaks some rural communities in the northwest part of the state have experienced thus far and has driven an explosion in new cases in the southwest. On Thursday, Missouri reported 1, new cases — the highest daily count since Feb. The seven-day average of reported cases, per day as of Thursday, is up 90 percent since June 1. Experts say the actual case count is likely higher. But again, we are in such a much better place than we were a long time ago, and everybody has an opportunity for a vaccine that wants a vaccine now, so a lot of positive things happening on the front. The method that offers the best protection: vaccines, but rates have dropped off a cliff. Statewide,

Biden Administration and Presidential Transition The day brings with it a new admin under President Biden and a ability shift from the deregulatory priorities a lot pursued under President Trump. Data Confidentiality Republican and Democratic policymakers alike allow recognized the need for federal confidentiality legislation, but persistent differences in accost have foiled efforts to enact a comprehensive legislative scheme so far. Although as momentum builds among states en route for enact increasingly stringent data privacy after that breach notification laws, so too does the pressure on policymakers seeking en route for enact meaningful privacy legislation at the federal level. For example, and at the same time as we detail further at Section I. That said, the Democratic Party Dais on which President Biden ran provides some additional insight into potential governmental initiatives of the new administration. The Department of Justice DOJ has proposed revisions to the law, including big limitations on immunity. Yet after Head Biden took office, FTC Chairman Joseph Simons announced he would resign actual January 29, , clearing the approach for President Biden to appoint a Democratic commissioner and designate a additional chair. The U. Given the beefy ties that President Biden and Assistant President Harris each have to affirm Attorneys General, [8] cooperation between central and state enforcement authorities is apt to increase even further under the Biden administration.