Platforms, not regulators, are driving data privacy enforcement
Unlike GDPR or CCPA, the moves Google and Apple are about to make will cause immediate shockwaves the day they are implemented.
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Software vendors would have to disclose breaches to U.S. government users under new order
A planned Biden administration executive order will require many software vendors to notify their federal government customers when the companies have a cybersecurity breach.
EU concludes the adequacy talks with South Korea
European Union and the Republic of Korea have successfully concluded the adequacy talks.
EU’s Vestager has ‘reservations’ about online privacy proposals
Vestager stressed that “it would become a very confusing situation if there was a General Data Protection Regulation and ePrivacy legislation without the two laws being aligned.
Roskomnadzor proposes to restrict cross-border data transfer
Roskomnadzor proposes to expand the law on personal data to foreign Internet sites and restrict cross-border data transfer in order to protect the rights of citizens.
Lawmakers reintroduce legislation to secure internet-connected devices
The Cyber Shield Act would create a voluntary cybersecurity certification program for internet-connected devices, also known as Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
China Introduces Comprehensive New E-Commerce Rules
E-commerce websites and apps in China, and those using third party platforms to sell their products and services in China, must update their operations, services and systems in advance of wide-ranging new rules.
A New York Lawmaker Wants to Ban Police Use of Armed Robots
Officers’ use of Boston Robotics’ Digidog intensifies concerns about militarization of the police.
Civil Liberties Committee calls for further improvements to the GDPR implementation and strengthened enforcement
Civil Liberties Committee adopted on March 16 the draft resolution evaluating the GDPR and called for effective enforcement and adequate resources for supervisory authorities.
The End of the Privacy of Digital Correspondence
The EU wants to have all private chats, messages, and emails automatically searched for suspicious content, generally and indiscriminately.
The first but not last comprehensive US privacy bill of 2021
The proposed federal bill would create protections for the processing of sensitive personal information.
EU ministers want EU-wide data retention.
The great majority of EU justice ministers on March 15 once again called a new Europe-wide collection of traffic and location data of the entire population (data retention).