Legislation

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November 25, 2020

Congress Is Eyeing Face Recognition, and Companies Want a Say

The lobbying surge coincides with the spread of local and state bans and restrictions on face recognition across the US, […]

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November 23, 2020

UK-Japan deal dismantles UK’s privacy protections

UK quietly commits to weakening restrictions on data transfers by accepting lower privacy standards in new trade deal. The recent […]

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November 20, 2020

European Commission Publishes Draft ‘Article 28’ Standard Contractual Clauses

In addition to issuing new (draft) standard contractual clauses for transferring personal data outside of the EEA, on November 12, […]

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November 20, 2020

The Spanish Supervisory Authority Approves a GDPR Code of Conduct on Advertising

On September 16, 2020, the Spanish Supervisory Authority (AEPD) approved a “Code of Conduct for Data Processing in Advertising”. This […]

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November 17, 2020

Defining data protection standards could be a hot topic in state legislation in 2021

Some states could follow the New York Shield Act’s lead and set clearer regulatory expectations for reasonable cybersecurity. Election security […]

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November 17, 2020

Australian government opens public consultation on changes to its Privacy Act

The Australian government has opened a consultation on potential changes to privacy legislation. Following the Attorney-General’s announcement in December last […]

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November 17, 2020

Canadian privacy watchdog publishes recommendations on regulating use of AI

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (the OPC) yesterday outlined recommendations for regulating the use of artificial intelligence, […]

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November 17, 2020

California ballot initiative passes, significantly altering the California Consumer Privacy Act

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) makes significant changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which was originally passed […]

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November 16, 2020

European Commission Publishes Draft of New Standard Contractual Clauses

On November 12, 2020, the European Commission published a draft implementing decision on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of […]

November 15, 2020

Rights Activists Slam EU Plan for Access to Encrypted Chats

Digital rights campaigners on Monday criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies to provide authorities […]