“The crucial, crucial change [GDPR] brought was around accountability. Accountability encapsulates everything the GDPR is about,” says UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.
Denham said companies must understand the...more
The Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner has issued a “consultation on cross border transfers,” detailing its policy and seeking comments from stakeholders....more
How has GDPR enforcement played out in the past year?
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteitpersoonsgegevens, or AP) recently published a report on its 2018 activities....more
Some in Congress are renewing calls for strict federal privacy protections.
“We need a privacy bill of rights, a set of protections that is no less stringent than the people of California enjoy, no less protected than the...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply even to companies with fewer than 250 employees… but they may not know it yet.
A recent study reveals that “Company size...more
Utah legislators voted unanimously to pass landmark legislation in support of a new privacy law that will protect private electronic data stored with third parties like Google or Facebook from free-range government...more
EDPB on the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR:
In situations where the ePrivacy Directive renders more specific the rules of the GDPR, the provisions of the ePrivacy Directive take precedence over the provisions of the GDPR....more
The “Data Protection Trustmark Certification” (DPTM), promulgated by the Singapore Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a voluntary enterprise-wide certification for organizations to demonstrate sound and...more
A survey shows that most companies are not yet ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and this includes companies that have undergone compliance processes for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has weighed in on the ePrivacy Regulation:
EU legislators should intensify efforts towards the adoption of an ePrivacy Regulation, which is necessary to complete the EU’s framework...more
Privacy law experts warn companies not to assume they can comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) because they are in compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a broad-based law protecting information that identifies California residents, will take effect in 2020. The law includes detailed disclosure requirements, provides individuals with...more
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Cookies and trackers sat on a wall, cookies and trackers had a great fall…
Dutch data protection authority, Autoreitpersoonsgegevens (AP), holds that the practice of a cookie banner that does not allow you to enter a...more
Despite their distrust in tech giants and lack of confidence in their privacy practices, people aren’t likely to go out of their way to safeguard their information, shows a survey of nearly 4,000 people across generations....more
Much like your credit report, where you can look and check who has been accessing and using your credit information and make corrections, so should be the case with the rest of your personal information – says, Sen. Reuven...more
FTC, the De Facto Privacy Regulator.
The Federal Trade “Commission has settled or litigated more than 60 law enforcement actions against businesses that allegedly failed to take reasonable precautions to protect consumers’...more
The French Data Protection Authority, CNIL, issues guidance on credit card data in remote transactions:
Merchants who collect credit card detail to facilitate a transaction, need the consent of their customers to keep...more
“It is important that organizations have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place. This includes having clear data protection policies, taking a ‘data protection by design and default’ approach and...more
Changes to the Safeguards Rule and the Privacy Rule applicable to financial institutions under the Gramm Leach Bliley Act are in the works.
The FTC is proposing changes to the Safeguards Rule to add more detailed...more
Competition considerations in how big tech companies handle personal data – the U.S. version.
Bloomberg Law reports that following a number of actions by European Union competition authorities, U.S. antitrust regulators...more
Thailand’s Parliament passed the Personal Data Protection Act, a bill created to offer citizens similar protections to the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
The data protection law, effective after a one-year transition...more
The Federal Trade Commission should be the primary enforcer of a federal privacy bill and to do so would need a larger budget. That is one point that seemed to be in consensus at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...more
Trending: #GDPR.
In 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) received more media coverage than Mark Zuckerberg, and was searched on Google more often than either Beyonce or Kim Kardashian – say stats...more
To U.S. Federal Privacy Law or To Not U.S. Federal Privacy Law, that is the question.
At a House Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing February 26, industry professionals and advocates made their pitches for what should...more
Under a proposed amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) filed Feb. 22, companies that amass user data could be the target of class-action litigation from state consumers if they’re accused of violating the...more