While data breaches at retailers and merchants get the headlines, governmental breaches – particularly on the federal level – are an all too common occurrence. According to federal watchdogs, there were 25,556 breaches of personally identifiable information in 2013, up from 10,481 in 2009. In response, SmartEdgeLaw’s opinion on the need and requirements of the […]
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New York’s Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act
Little covered other than by environmental and waste industry trade journals, New York’s legislature earlier this year passed the NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act (the “Act”), which was signed into law by Governor Paterson. The Act amended various provisions of the NY Tax Law as well as adding Article 27, Title 26, Electronic […]