On March 21, 2020, the last of the features of the NY Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (“SHIELD Act”) became effective: its data security requirements. The SHIELD Act is a sweeping statute governing individual rights relating to data breaches. It was adopted in July 2019 and has been rolled out in the months since then: its breach notification provisions took effect on October 23, 2019, and its data security requirements have now taken effect. … More