The role of the UK representative post-Brexit
If the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without a deal Nov. 1, it will automatically cease to be a […]
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Tech chiefs ask US Congress to pass consumer privacy law
Bosses from 51 firms in total – including Salesforce, IBM and Amazon – spoke at a business roundtable recently, where […]
Top European Court to Review National Data Retention Laws
The Court of Justice for the European Union will hear challenges to the data retention laws of the UK, Belgium, […]
US lawmakers want limits on facial recognition funds
The House Oversight Committee is exploring legislation that would place a moratorium on government funding for “any new use or […]
Parliament of Australia passes consumer data right bill
The Parliament of Australia passed, on 1 August 2019, the Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2019 (‘the Bill’), […]
Democratic senator introduces bill limiting use of voter data by political campaigns
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would limit the use of voter data by political campaigns. […]
Changes in ePrivacy Regulation regarding electronic communications and digital marketing
On 26 July 2019, at the level of the Council, the Finnish government has issued a revised (Council) proposal for […]
Moran Tees Up Data Privacy Bill As Senate Effort Splinters
A bipartisan pair of senators has drafted a data privacy bill that would give the Federal Trade Commission more enforcement […]
Appeal against government mass surveillance loses in High Court
The human rights group Liberty has failed in its legal bid to put an end to the Investigatory Powers Act. […]
New bill could ban facial recognition in public housing
The No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act is expected to be introduced this week. The bill would prohibit the use […]
European Data Protection Board Issues Opinion on U.S. CLOUD Act
On July 10, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued a joint […]
FaceApp Reveals Huge Holes in Today’s Privacy Laws
Cameras are everywhere, and data brokers are vacuuming up information on individuals. But regulations have not kept pace. Facial recognition […]