U.S. Using Trade Deals to Shield Tech Giants From Foreign Regulators
The Trump administration has begun inserting legal protections into recent trade agreements that shield online platforms like Facebook, Twitter and […]
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Centrist Democratic Lawmakers Back Pro-Business Privacy Law
A group of more than 100 centrist Democratic House lawmakers is throwing its weight behind a privacy bill that has […]
Amazon Calls for Government Regulation of Facial Recognition Tech
Amazon said it believes that governments should act to regulate the use of facial recognition technology to ensure it is […]
Data Protection And Privacy Laws Across The World
Data protection and privacy has been acknowledged as a concern across the world. Implementation of GDPR like laws is a requirement to ensure e-commerce.
Amazon is writing facial recognition law
Amazon’s Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the company’s public policy team is working on proposed regulations around facial recognition, a […]
New US ransomware bill passed
The US Senate has passed a bill that is aimed to protect public institutions like schools and law enforcement, from […]
Ecuador Is Latest Country to Consider GDPR-like Privacy Law
Ecuador is considering a GDPR – like privacy law. A massive data breach in Ecuador has sparked a new push […]
Germany approves “numerous adaptations to German data protection regulations”
The Federal Council (‘Bundesrat’) announced, on 20 September 2019, that it had approved several amendments to the draft law on […]
EU Council Presidency Published Amended Proposal for Draft ePrivacy Regulation
On September 18, 2019, the Presidency of the European Council published its proposed amendments to the Proposal for a Regulation […]
California Legislature Passes CCPA Amendments and Privacy Bills
Last week, after months of negotiation and speculation, the California legislature passed bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). […]
California lawmakers passes ban on facial recognition tech in police body cams
The three-year moratorium prohibits state and local law enforcement from using facial recognition technology. The bill, AB215, also referred to […]
10 reasons why the GDPR is the opposite of a ‘notice and consent’ type of law
A ‘notice and consent’ privacy law puts the entire burden of privacy protection on the person and then it doesn’t […]