Tag Archives: New Mexico

New Mexico Attorney General Is Turning Up the Heat on Enforcement of Data Privacy Laws

By Sara Goldstein and Aaron Lancaster on September 18, 2018 Posted in Children’s Privacy, State Legislation

With the announcement last week of its new lawsuit against several tech companies for violating Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”), the FTC Act, and New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act (“UPA”), the State of New Mexico Office of the Attorney General appears to be the latest in an expanding list of state attorneys general who … Continue Reading

New Mexico passes data breach notification and protection bill

By Erich Falke on March 20, 2017 Posted in Breach Notification, Data Breach Notification Laws

Then there were two. On March 16, 2017, the New Mexico state legislature passed a bill requiring that New Mexico residents be notified if their “personal identifying information” was affected by a breach of electronic data. Upon signature of the bill, New Mexico will join 47 other states requiring such notification, and the only states … Continue Reading