Month: December 2019

Tong Co-Chairs General Internet Safety/Cyber Privacy and Security Committee

#Hartford, CT – Attorney General William Tong has been named co-chairman of the National Association of Attorneys General Internet Safety/Cyber Privacy and Security Committee, continuing to position the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General as a national leader on digital privacy and online consumer protection. Among the issues the committee will examine are digital privacy, child safety online, and security of personal, business and government data.

“Beginning under Attorney General Jepsen, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General has earned a national reputation as an aggressive leader in the digital privacy field. Working closely with attorneys general across the nation, this work has remained a core priority under my administration,” said Attorney General Tong. “Consumers have a right to know how their personal information is used, stored, and protected and should have control over what companies do with that information. Companies that violate that trust must be held accountable.”

Connecticut co-led the multistate investigation into the 2017 Equifax data breach that culminated in a $600 million settlement with the company earlier this year — the largest data breach settlement in history. Connecticut also co-led the multistate investigations into data breaches at Uber and Target in the past couple of years. As with Equifax, those investigations shed light on widespread data safeguarding failures, and they also yielded historic settlements.

Connecticut is currently leading several ongoing national multistate privacy investigations, including an investigation into Facebook’s privacy practices that were brought to light by the incident involving Cambridge Analytica. Additionally, attorneys working in the Connecticut Attorney General’s Privacy and Data Security Department frequently serve as speakers at conferences and industry-sponsored events, espousing constant investment and vigilance in data safeguarding practices as necessary for compliance with evolving state, federal and international privacy laws.

In addition to co-chairing the Privacy and Security Committee, Attorney General Tong has been appointed to serve on NAAG’s Antitrust, Civil Rights and Federalism committees.

 

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Restaurant Bill

HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont applauded the passage of legislation his administration negotiated that strikes a proper balance in the ongoing issue of wages owed by restaurants to their employees. The legislation was approved by the legislature today during a special session of both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly.

 

“This legislation is the result of collaborative discussions between our administration, lawmakers, and representatives of both sides, and it strikes the appropriate balance to protect the wages fairly earned by restaurant workers while providing relief to restaurant owners who may have complied with unclear or conflicting guidance from the prior administration’s Department of Labor,” Governor Lamont said. “Importantly, it should be noted that the legislation enacted today avoids the constitutional pitfalls of the prior proposal, which I vetoed. It may have taken us a little bit to get to this moment, but in the end we were able to find a compromise to reform a complex area of law governing restaurant workers and do so with a fair result. I thank stakeholders on all sides of the issue, as well as the bipartisan group of legislative leaders who worked with my administration to come to a solution that I could sign it into law.”

 

The legislation is House Bill 7501, An Act Concerning the Workforce Training Needs in the State and Revisions to and Regulation of Gratuities Permitted or Applied as Part of the Minimum Fair Wage.

 

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Felon With A Firearm

#Norwalk CT– On December 27, 2019, at 6:43pm members of the Strategic Narcotics Enforcement Team observed an Infinity sedan travelling on Chestnut Street. The operator of the vehicle, who was later identified as Kimani Williams, was driving erratically. Officers stopped Williams on South Main Street and immediately noted a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Officer observed loose marijuana and a marijuana grinder in the front seat area of the vehicle.

When officers searched the car, they found a loaded .357 handgun, which had been stolen out of Virginia. Officers also discovered additional marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. Williams, who is a convicted felon, was arrested and charged.

Arrested: Kimani Williams, date of birth 02-17-91 of 45 Stevens Street Bridgeport

Charges: Carrying firearm without a permit,  Criminal possession of a revolver, Theft of a firearm, Possession of less than one-half ounce marijuana
Use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, Multiple motor vehicle infractions
Bond: $250,000

Norwalk Police Tip Line: 203-854-3111

Anonymous Internet tips can be sent to Norwalk Police website at: www.norwalkpd.com Anonymous text tips can be submitted by typing “NPD” into the text field, followed by the message, and sending it to CRIMES (274637)

 

 

 

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