Facebook suffers blow in Australia legal fight over Cambridge Analytica
Tech giant fails to convince court it doesn’t carry out business in Australia as privacy regulator accuses Facebook of breaches. […]
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Revised, Washington State Privacy Legislation Moves Forward
The Washington Privacy Act is back and now includes provisions for handling personal data during a public health emergency such […]
Facebook appealing order by Ireland’s privacy regulator that could halt EU-US data transfers
Facebook is appealing a preliminary order from the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) that the social media company says would […]
EU Commission proposes Interim Regulation on the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combatting child abuse
The European Commission published a proposal for a measures that would provide temporary exemptions from certain ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC) […]
California Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Social Media Companies to Obtain Parental Consent for California-based Children Under 13
On September 8, 2020, AB 1138 , the Parent’s Accountability and Child Protection Act, was enrolled and presented to the […]
Portland, Oregon Becomes First Jurisdiction in U.S. to Ban the Commercial Use of Facial Recognition Technology
On September 9, 2020, Portland, Oregon became the first jurisdiction in the country to ban the commercial use of facial […]
Facebook told it may have to suspend EU data transfers after Schrems II ruling
Ireland’s data protection watchdog, the DPC, has sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers from the EU to […]
China Launches Own Global Data Security Initiative, Targets U.S.’ ‘Clean Network’
It comes as last month, the U.S. launched its own network initiative that attempts to ringfence the country’s internet from […]
Swiss Privacy Regulator Rules U.S.-Swiss Privacy Shield Not Adequate
On the heels of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in Schrems II, Switzerland’s Federal Data Protection […]
Google adds new privacy controls in Android 11 launch
A number of privacy controls featured in Google’s release of Android 11. Chief among these is the function to allow […]
Portland City Council Votes to Ban Facial Recognition
The Portland City Council has passed two ordinances banning the use of facial recognition. One ordinance prohibits the city from […]
Google, Dropbox and Apple accused of not clarifying terms and conditions of the consumers’ data in Italy
Apple, Google and Dropbox can be the center of the investigation carried out in Italy on cloud services. Complaints associated […]