Government proposals to liberalise the UK’s data protection regime in support of increased innovation, research and economic growth have prompted discussion among data privacy and infosec experts.
Congress has failed to regulate tech, so states and cities are stepping in with their own approaches to food delivery apps, AI regulation and, yes, privacy. Tech doesn’t like what it sees.
China’s 13th Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress passed the Personal Information Protection Law (the “PIPL”).
As the invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield continues to cast uncertainty over data flows, the need for federal privacy legislation looms larger than ever.
Campaigners say councils are using Ripa powers to catch ‘low-level’ offenders and disregarding the public’s right to privacy.
China and the US have stepped up the pressure on their biggest tech companies.
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on codes of conduct for personal data transfers for consultation.
As negotiators work to find a Privacy Shield replacement, some say part of the solution lies within a federal privacy law.
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a far-reaching Executive Order seeking to fight market concentration and anticompetitive practices across the entire U.S. economy
The ePrivacy Derogation was passed by the EU Parliament drawing a lot of attention; welcomed by some, boohooed by others.
Unrestrained data collection and selling doesn’t just harm citizens at home. It’s terrible foreign policy.
The friction between state and federal laws isn’t new. But it’s escalating as state-level privacy activity grows in the absence of action from Congress.