Federal Constitutional Court: CJEU must clarify whether GDPR provides materiality threshold
The decision means the Court of Justice of the European Union will need to clarify the framework for EU General Data Protection Regulation damages claims.
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European Commission Publishes Draft UK Data Transfer Adequacy Determination
The European Commission published a draft data protection adequacy decision relating to the UK. If the draft decision is adopted, organizations in the EU will be able to continue to transfer personal data to organizations in the UK without restriction.
Big Data Is Booming in the U.S., but Other Countries Are Making the Rules
Lawmakers and regulators in some of the world’s largest countries are ramping up enforcement of privacy laws, revising statutes or debating new rules.
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.
BEUC files complaint against TikTok for multiple EU consumer law breaches
TikTok’s practices for the processing of users’ personal data are misleading.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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