This Is What the Future of A.I. Regulation Could Look Like
The German Data Ethics Commission has produced a series of recommendations for regulating algorithms and artificial intelligence. Its ideas will […]
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EDPB Issues Final Guidelines on ‘Necessary for the Performance of a Contract’ Legal Basis
The European Data Protection Board has issued issued final guidelines on the “necessary for the performance of a contract” legal […]
EBF publishes proposals on Cyber incident reporting
In order to ensure that financial institutions are able to quickly and effectively report cyber incidents without at the same […]
U.S. Using Trade Deals to Shield Tech Giants From Foreign Regulators
The Trump administration has begun inserting legal protections into recent trade agreements that shield online platforms like Facebook, Twitter and […]
Centrist Democratic Lawmakers Back Pro-Business Privacy Law
A group of more than 100 centrist Democratic House lawmakers is throwing its weight behind a privacy bill that has […]
Amazon Calls for Government Regulation of Facial Recognition Tech
Amazon said it believes that governments should act to regulate the use of facial recognition technology to ensure it is […]
Andrew Yang proposes that your digital data be considered personal property
The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang published his latest policy proposal: to treat data as a property right. Announcing […]
Amazon is writing facial recognition law
Amazon’s Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the company’s public policy team is working on proposed regulations around facial recognition, a […]
New US ransomware bill passed
The US Senate has passed a bill that is aimed to protect public institutions like schools and law enforcement, from […]
Ecuador Is Latest Country to Consider GDPR-like Privacy Law
Ecuador is considering a GDPR – like privacy law. A massive data breach in Ecuador has sparked a new push […]
Germany approves “numerous adaptations to German data protection regulations”
The Federal Council (‘Bundesrat’) announced, on 20 September 2019, that it had approved several amendments to the draft law on […]
EU Council Presidency Published Amended Proposal for Draft ePrivacy Regulation
On September 18, 2019, the Presidency of the European Council published its proposed amendments to the Proposal for a Regulation […]