Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport signed a Memorandum of Understandingwith the ICO regarding new UK adequacy assessments following the UK’s departure from the EU.
A recent hack into a massive collection of security camera data from Verkada Inc. shows the cyber and privacy-related vulnerabilities of digital devices that could give way to lawsuits and government enforcement actions.
Technology and immigration advocacy organizations and other researchers are again calling for Customs and Border Protection to put the brakes on the planned expansion of its biometric entry-exit program.
Regulations state that methods for submitting requests to opt-out may not be designed with the purpose of, or have the substantial effect of, “subverting or impairing” a consumer’s choice to opt-out.
A new UK law will explicitly authorise the “voluntary” slurping of data from mobile phones of crime suspects and witnesses.
A United Kingdom government minister has signalled the country is likely to diverge from the European Union on data protection.
The Florida state legislature is considering a sweeping data privacy bill introduced by Governor Ron DeSantis in February.
Following a failed attempt at reform in the previous Congress, Capitol Hill is poised to reignite the thorny debate over law enforcement’s use of facial-recognition technology.
Governor Ralph Northam has signed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making Virginia the second state with a comprehensive privacy law.
U.S. states are slowly embracing policies to ensure that digital companies protect their users—or at least introduce more transparency.
Beginning March 1, 2021, Russia will impose restrictions on the processing of personal data publicly available on the internet and offline. The legislative changes are aimed at fighting the uncontrolled dissemination of personal information.
The decision means the Court of Justice of the European Union will need to clarify the framework for EU General Data Protection Regulation damages claims.