California Will Be Key Battleground in Tech Privacy Fight in 2020
On Jan. 1, the law—the California Consumer Privacy Act—officially took effect. But that is hardly the end of it. The […]
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European tech regulator despairs over lack of enforcement
The world’s toughest privacy law proves toothless in the eyes of many critics. More than 18 months after the European […]
U.S., EU Enforcers Target Big Tech, Children’s Privacy in 2020
European and U.S. regulators are likely to ramp up enforcement of privacy laws this year, especially children’s privacy, and wrap […]
Trump signs TRACED Act
This week President Trump signed the first federal law designed to combat robocalls , giving federal agencies new abilities to […]
Advocate general will issue his view on EU data transfers tomorrow
Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe, Advocate general at the Court of Justice of the European Union, tomorrow will issue his opinion in […]
NSA Data Storage Poses Risk to Civil Liberties, Watchdog Says
An audit conducted by the National Security Agency inspector general raises questions about the intelligence agency’s data retention policies. The […]
Thief Stole Payroll Data for Thousands of Facebook Employees
Personal banking information for tens of thousands of Facebook Inc. workers in the U.S. was compromised last month when a […]
TikTok to Pay $1.1 Million to Settle Kids’ Data Collection Suit
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a proposed class action alleging that […]
At Senate, consensus on federal law until you get to ‘private right of action’
There has been no shortage of hearings on privacy this year as U.S. Congress tries to figure out its approach […]
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s policy on collecting foreigners’ social media accounts
Free-speech advocates say in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the policy violates federal law and runs afoul of the Constitution. […]
FISA reauthorization: What will Europe think?
US Congress is considering permanently reauthorizing four provisions, two of which are unused, of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that […]
DHS May Require U.S. Citizens Be Photographed at Airports
Federal officials are considering requiring that all travelers — including American citizens — be photographed as they enter or leave […]