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Democrat Phil Murphy has been elected as the next Governor of the State of New Jersey. Murphy comes in to the office with a double-digit victory over departing lieutenant governor Kim Guadagno (R), and the backing of a state legislature controlled by Democrats.  Governor-Elect Murphy, who has never served in elected office, promises to take the Garden State in a new direction.

Among the portions of his platform most likely to be of interest to businesses, Governor-Elect Murphy has committed to:

  1. “Establishing a state-level Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and strengthening existing regulations in light of President Trump’s efforts to roll-back the federal Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law”;
  2. “Holding bankers accountable by prosecuting financial fraud”;
  3. “Requiring telecom providers and ISPs to seek permission before collecting personal information”;
  4. “Appointing an Attorney General who will enforce consumer protections around data privacy”;
  5. “Improving our state’s existing cybersecurity and other Homeland Security initiatives”; and
  6. “Convening stakeholders in government, industry, and academia to share best practices in cybersecurity and to foster new innovations.”

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On November 13, 2013, California-based mobile app developer, Dokogeo, Inc., entered into a consent order with the New Jersey Attorney General to settle charges of violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) and New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act. The settlement, which was announced on November…

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This post was also written by Frederick Lah.

A New Jersey appellate court has affirmed a lower court’s order requiring a county to make available an unredacted list of names and mailing addresses of senior citizens pursuant to the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA).

The list at issue was compiled by the County of…