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October 16, 2020

EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Relevant and Reasoned Objection under Article 60 of the GDPR

During its 39th plenary session on October 8, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted guidelines on relevant and […]

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October 16, 2020

‘Do Not Track’ Is Back, and This Time It Might Work

California’s privacy law says businesses must respect universal opt-outs. Now the technology finally exists to put that to the test. […]

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October 9, 2020

Making or Facilitating Ransomware Payments May Violate U.S. Sanctions

On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an advisory that highlights the […]

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October 6, 2020

French Supervisory Authority Publishes Final Version of Cookie Guidelines

On October 1, 2020, the French Supervisory Authority (CNIL) published the final version of its Guidelines on cookies and other […]

October 6, 2020

European privacy laws to blame for continued self-harm content, says Instagram

Content that breaks Instagram’s own rules on promoting and glamourising eating disorders and self-injury can still be found on the […]

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October 5, 2020

Commission documents reveal vision for European Digital Identity

The European Commission has outlined its vision for a European Digital Identity, which would seek to provide a ‘trusted and […]

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October 2, 2020

EU takes legal action against UK over planned Brexit bill

If bill becomes law, UK has power to disregard part of withdrawal treaty dealing with Northern Ireland trade. The European […]

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October 1, 2020

Egypt issues new data protection law

After several years of debate, the Egyptian government has introduced the Republic’s first standalone data protection law, which aims to […]

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October 1, 2020

The Swiss Parliament Agrees on the Draft Bill of a New Data Protection Act

After three years of discussions and in a final debate, the Swiss parliament has agreed on the final draft bill […]

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September 29, 2020

U.S. Department of Commerce Releases White Paper to Assist Organizations in Conducting Schrems II Assessments

The U.S. Department of Commerce published a white paper to assist organizations in conducting independent analyses of data transfers in […]

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September 28, 2020

Senate Still Divided on Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation

Though recent bills are similar, lawmakers have yet to resolve two polarizing issues: preemption and private right to action. The […]

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September 28, 2020

Dominic Cummings’ data law shake-up a danger to trade

A radical “pro-tech” plan championed by Dominic Cummings to rewrite Britain’s data protection laws is endangering future cooperation with the […]

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