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February 18, 2021

10 GDPR fines and what to learn from them

I selected 10 from just December 2020 and January 2021 which were biggest or most interesting.

February 17, 2021

BEUC files complaint against TikTok for multiple EU consumer law breaches

TikTok’s practices for the processing of users’ personal data are misleading.

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February 11, 2021

EU ePrivacy Regulation takes a big leap forward to adoption

The Council of the EU has made a surprise announcement that it has approved its negotiating position on the ePrivacy Regulation, which will further reform EU cookie consent and communications content andmetadata rules in the EU.

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February 9, 2021

Portugal proposes new text of ePrivacy Regulation

The Portuguese presidency of the EU has pitched a new text on the controversial ePrivacy regulation, focusing on the processing of communications metadata and data stored on end-user equipment.

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February 9, 2021

Virginia Set to Become Second US State to Pass a Comprehensive Privacy Law

Virginia Senate passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act on February 3.

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February 2, 2021

Washington State Introduces New Data Privacy Bill: The People’s Privacy Act

A people-focused, community-supported solution to the growing need to protect personal data.

January 29, 2021

Police Say They Can Use Facial Recognition, Despite Bans

More than a dozen cities have passed facial recognition bans in the past couple of years, but police say there are loopholes.

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January 28, 2021

Germany Publishes New Draft Rules for Cookies and Similar Technologies

On January 12, 2021, the German Ministry for the Economy and Energy released a new draft Law on Data Protection and the Protection of Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia (TTDSG).

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January 25, 2021

New Proposed Rule Requires US Banks to Notify Regulators within 36 Hours

The Proposed Rule would require a “banking organization” to notify its primary regulator no later than 36 hours after reasonably determining that a qualifying incident has occurred

January 22, 2021

Portland Becomes First Jurisdiction to Ban Certain Uses of Facial Recognition by Private Businesses

In an effort to ameliorate the potential discriminatory impact of facial recognition technologies on people of color, women, and other groups, Portland, Ore., recently joined a growing number of jurisdictions limiting the use of facial recognition technology.

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January 22, 2021

New York State Lawmakers Reintroduce CCPA-Like Data Privacy Legislation

California Consumer Privacy Act-like regulations may be coming to a New York business near you. State lawmakers have reintroduced two key pieces of data.