The new Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, known by the acronym “nFADP,” took effect on September 1. The law was enacted by the Swiss parliament in 2020. The law introduces new rights for Swiss citizens, but also...more
The latest proposed Federal Privacy Law, titled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (“ADPPA”), continues to gain momentum and in late July 2022, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to advance the bill to...more
American Data Privacy and Protection Act would require organizations to limit collection of personal information, grant consumers access to their own data, enhance data protections for children, mandate implementation of...more
The proposed law - which is broadly applicable to most entities doing business in the United States - is the first real indication of bipartisan movement on data protection at the federal-level. The House Committee on...more
On Friday, June 3, Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the committee’s Ranking Member, and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ranking...more
After years of advocacy from both sides of the aisle and growing concerns about challenges created by state-based solutions, 2021 is poised to be a bellwether year for Congressional debate over federal data privacy...more
Time for a U.S. federal privacy law? “U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled, “Revisiting the Need for Federal Data Privacy...more