EDPS Guidelines on assessing the proportionality of measures that limit privacy
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) intends to issue Guidelines for assessing the proportionality of measures that limit the fundamental […]
Legislation
Calls for Federal US Privacy Law
This month, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a report recommending that Congress consider enacting a federal internet privacy law […]
California proposes tougher customer protections after data breaches
California proposed legislation that would require companies to notify customers when passport numbers and biometric information are compromised in data […]
What happened to the one-stop shop?
At the time of the adoption of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission touted as the benefit […]
An Approach for Setting Administrative Fines Under the GDPR
Article 83 of the GDPR provides for two levels of administrative fines: a lower level – maximum of €10 million […]
EDPB issues new opinion on interplay between Clinical Trials Regulation and the GDPR
On January 23, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued an opinion on the interplay between the Clinical Trials […]
What the US data protection law will mean for ad tech and marketers
It’s not just about GDPR and the California Consumer Privacy Act, marketers must be proactive about data privacy because a […]
Creating meaningful data protection out of US privacy proposals
The IAPP recently reviewed a set of proposals from U.S. lawmakers for a new piece of federal privacy legislation, as […]
San Francisco Could Be First to Ban Facial Recognition Tech
A city supervisor has proposed banning local agencies from using facial recognition technology, warning of the potential bias and invasion […]
EU reached deal on improved law enforcement access to financial information to curb crime
New rules improving law enforcement authorities’ access to financial information to investigate serious crime were informally agreed with Council negotiators. […]
The EU Should Not Regulate Artificial Intelligence As A Separate Technology
As the EU move toward AI regulation, domain-specific rules might fill some gaps, but uniform rules for all AI uses […]
Advocacy groups call on Congress to address discrimination in privacy laws
The civil rights groups aim to fix issues like discriminative advertising, voter suppression and targeted misinformation. The letter said data […]