Since May 25, 2018, 206,326(!) GDPR cases have been reported by Supervisory Authorities (SAs) from 31 European Economic Area (EEA) countries.
Of those, 94,622 were initiated by individual complaints and 64,684 due to data...more
Local data protection representative – the South Korea version.
“South Korea updated its Act on the Promotion of IT Network Use and Information Protection (Network Act) in December 2018. Starting March 19, the law will...more
Show me the money and I’ll show you my data.
“How much would you charge a marketer to use your personally identifiable information for general advertising purposes?”...more
Several initiatives signal big changes for the regulation of privacy in China in 2019 reports the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)....more
Sorta, kinda, immutable.
Turns out the blockchain CAN get hacked, and changed.
In the blockchain, a miner who somehow gains control of a majority of the network’s mining power (a so-called “51% attack”) can defraud other...more
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recommends that Congress consider comprehensive federal internet privacy legislation.
Issues that should be considered include:
Which agency or agencies should oversee Internet...more
What’s in store for CCPA?
Narrower definitions? Broader private right of action? Increased funding?
All were discussed at a hearing regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) held at the California State...more
To better position themselves for foreign trade, on the heels of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), many countries in the Asia Pacific are tweaking, implementing or developing their own privacy laws....more
Privacy compliance as a competitive differentiator: 97% of 3,200 companies surveyed say they are receiving auxiliary benefits today from their data privacy investments, beyond just meeting compliance requirements....more
New Jersey follows in California’s footsteps with legislative initiatives on privacy.
The main proposed law (bill A-4902), will require commercial websites and online service operators to give customers:
A description of...more
If you de-identify end user data, this may be a use compatible with the original purpose for which the data was provided and not require seeking consent from the individual.
So, that’s between you and the end user. What...more
Will the California Consumer Privacy Act serve as a blueprint for a federal privacy law or for a patchwork quilt of state privacy laws?
As states have been commencing legislative proceedings and as proposals for a federal...more
The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU has proposed a compromise on issues that are in the way of the EU e-Privacy Regulation.
Highlights:
A user’s consent to cookies should NOT be required for technical...more
In the age of digitization, personal information your business holds about your customers (or your customers’ customers) has become a strategic enterprise asset and should be treated as such.
Privacy considerations should...more
Now serving complaint #6241…
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) has published guidelines on how it will prioritize the handling of complaints filed with it under the EU General Data...more
Data privacy bills are pending in at least eight states, reports Sara Merken at Bloomberg Law.
State lawmakers are aiming to give citizens more control over their personal data. Some of the bills largely follow the lead of...more
China is in the early stages of setting up a data protection regulatory framework with rules for consent; personal data collection, use and sharing; and user-requested deletion of data.
The intention is to build a Chinese...more
Data rights > data ownership?
That’s the position taken by Privacy International in its response to the recent editorial by artist wil.i.am in The Economist which called for tech giants to pay individuals for their data:...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a broad-based law protecting information that identifies California residents, was passed in June 2018 and will go into effect in 2020. Dubbed “GDPR Lite” to denote its similarities...more
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Are inferences the next frontier of data protection? Social media and other technology companies are increasingly making inferences from data collected from individuals....more
Enforcement is increasing under the EU US Privacy Shield Framework for cross border transfer of personal data. A report published by European regulator, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), lists enforcement initiatives...more
Key takeaways from the European Commission (EC) decision holding Japan as providing adequate protection to personal data:
Japan ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU Japan...more
An unintended consequence of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are fake, or nefarious requests for access to or deletion of information.
Some points to note:
If you received a (badly worded) request for...more
“As California goes, so goes the nation,” said Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan.
A group of state attorneys general said Wednesday that they are looking to California for guidance and following how the country’s most...more
Clinical trials and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued a much-awaited opinion on the legal basis for processing clinical trial data....more