Entries by Gloria Story Dittus

Steps to Begin Recovery from COVID-19

The spread of COVID-19 is one of the greatest public health and economic challenges that our country has ever faced. This is truly an unprecedented time. As offices, stores and restaurants closed and consumers and employees stayed home, American businesses, our workforce and our nation’s economy have been severely disrupted. The World Economic Forum covered […]

Data Privacy in the States

Because of a lack of action on federal data privacy legislation over the years, states are now seeking to pass their own laws to protect their constituents. Without a federal standard, data privacy protections continue to vary from state to state based on the laws passed in each state. As we discussed in Inside Story […]

Interview with Washington State’s Chief Privacy Officer

Katy Ruckle, Washington State’s Chief Privacy Officer, participated in an interview with Gloria Dittus, Chairman of Story Partners. In her role as Chief Privacy Officer, Katy Ruckle is focused on helping pass the Washington Privacy Act, comprehensive data privacy legislation in Washington State. During the interview, Chief Privacy Officer Ruckle discussed the importance of this issue, current […]

Push for Data Privacy Protections in the U.S.

This month, The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect in California. The CCPA is a comprehensive law that aims to enhance privacy rights and increase consumer protections for residents of the Golden State; it is the first data privacy law of its kind in the U.S. Enactment of the CCPA follows the implementation of […]