EU Commission publishes its evaluation of GDPR
On 24 June, the European Commission published its evaluation report of the GDPR, just over two years after the GDPR […]
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The EU’s Plans to Build a Wall Around GDPR-Protected Data
An ambitious German- and French-lead European Union (EU) initiative could wrestle tighter management, and eventually, control of data from commercial […]
How GDPR will be impacted by Brexit
EU GDPR will no longer apply directly to UK businesses after the transition period (January 2021). However, in spite of this, […]
Japan enacts Act on the Protection of Personal Information
On June 5, the law amending the Act on the Protection of Personal Information was enacted. After the Cabinet order […]
Israel Steps Back From Law Involving Secret Service in COVID-19 Tracing
Following widespread protest by the Israeli privacy community and the population at large, a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court […]
California AG Won’t Delay CCPA Enforcement, but May Exercise Prosecutorial Discretion
California’s Attorney General won’t delay enforcement of key provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act, but will use prosecutorial discretion […]
Facial recognition bill falls flat in California legislature
A state Assembly committee stopped a bill allowing companies and government agencies to use the controversial surveillance technology without consent. […]
Assembly leader says state legislature will repeal police privacy law
For almost half a century, Section 50-A of a New York state law sealed personnel information about police officers, firefighters […]
California AG posts final proposed CCPA Regulations
The California Attorney General has posted the final proposed CCPA Regulations, which were submitted to the California Office of Administrative […]
EU Council Presidency Releases Progress Report on Draft ePrivacy Regulation
On June 3, 2020, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (“the Presidency”) published a progress report on […]
EU data protection rules abused to censor media
While the controversial GDPR was intended to offer greater privacy rights, it has also been abused by some authorities to […]
Thailand postpones Personal Data Protection Act to 2021
The Thailand government has approved a Royal Decree to postpone the enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to […]