Germany Prepares New Law for Patient Data Protection
On 3 July 2020, the German parliament passed a draft bill for patient data protection and for more digitalisation in […]
Legislation
New York legislature bans use of facial recognition technology in schools
New York’s state legislature voted to pause the use of facial recognition at schools for two years. The moratorium, approved […]
Trump Signs Executive Order That Will Effectively Ban Use Of TikTok In the U.S.
President Trump on Thursday invoked his emergency economic powers to impose broad sanctions against TikTok, a move that steps up […]
Proposed Amendment to the North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act
In April 2019, with the introduction of House Bill 904, a bi-partisan effort was made to strengthen cyber security in […]
Atlassian says encryption-busting law has damaged Australia’s tech reputation
Startup darling has taken further aim at the TOLA Act, echoing calls for the warrant process to have independent oversight. […]
EDPB Adopts Information Note on BCRs in Preparation for Brexit
On July 22, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) adopted an information note (the “Note”) to assist organizations […]
The European Commission Considers Amending the General Data Protection Regulation to Make Digital Age of Consent Consistent
The European Commission published a Communication on its mandated two-year evaluation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on June […]
The European Commission’s GDPR review in short
Two years after the GDPR entered into force, the European Commission issued its first evaluation of the GDPR. According to […]
Congress wants Apple and Google to clamp down on foreign apps
Congress is calling on Apple and Google to clamp down on apps that weren’t born in the USA. Trump’s administration […]
Commission to ‘analyse necessity’ of GDPR infringement procedures
The European Commission will consider the necessity of introducing infringement procedures against member states that fail to comply with the […]
Tech giants halt cooperation with Hong Kong authorities
Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Twitter and other major technology companies say they have suspended processing requests for user data from Hong […]
Republicans push bill requiring tech companies to help access encrypted data
A group of Senate Republicans is looking to force tech companies to comply with “lawful access” to encrypted information, potentially […]