CNIL’s New Guidelines on HR Processing
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has recently released new guidelines regarding human resources processing operations. When the GDPR became […]
Legislation
California Consumer Privacy Act: Will it prompt federal data privacy & protection laws in the U.S.?
Passed unanimously, and introduced on 1 January this year, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the first comprehensive legislation […]
Irish DPC Publishes New Cookie Guidance
On April 6, 2020, the Irish Data Protection Commission (the “DPC”) published a report summarizing the DPC’s findings following a cookie sweep […]
A Microsoft Employee Literally Wrote Washington’s Facial Recognition Law
Washington state signed SB 6280 into law, making it the first state in the country to pass a facial recognition […]
Brazil Senate Approves Bill Delaying LGPD Enforcement
The Brazil Senate unanimously approved a bill today that would delay implementation of the Brazil General Law for Data Protection, […]
EU Commission looks for feedback on GDPR
The European Commission will report on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) later this year. In accordance with […]
Armenia amends law to allow tracking of infected
The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on 31 March, 2020 passed amendments to the Law on Legal Regime […]
Washington Enacts New Facial Recognition Law
On March 31st , Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law SB 6280, a bill aimed at regulating state and […]
Lawmakers Leave Washington Without Renewing Expired Surveillance Powers
House lawmakers left town Friday after passing a roughly $2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief package without voting to renew a […]
Amendments to the German Infection Protection Act interfere with privacy
On 23 March 2020 the Federal Cabinet adopted the Amendments to the Infection Protection Act, as proposed by the Federal […]
UK to pass Emergency bill: what’s in it?
The new bill giving ministers unprecedented powers is set to become law after clearing the House of Lords. Health Secretary […]
USA: Senator introduces comprehensive federal data privacy bill
U.S. Senator, Jerry Moran, announced, on 12 March 2020, that he had introduced a bill for the Consumer Data Privacy […]