AG Opinion in Schrems II Delayed
The Advocate General’s (AG) Opinion in Case C-311/18, Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (so called “Schrems […]
US
Top Senate Democrats unveil new online privacy bill, promising tough penalties for data abuse
Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed tough, new punishments for Facebook, Google and other Silicon Valley tech giants that mishandle their […]
Lawmakers introduce bill to help police access digital evidence during investigations
Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) on Friday introduced bipartisan legislation to help police officers learn how to access digital evidence, including data and […]
Less than half of US businesses are ready for CCPA compliance
The survey, conducted by Osterman Research, Inc., revealed the current state of security team preparedness and critical gaps in compliance […]
How Washington state lawmakers plan to regulate data privacy and facial recognition
Washington state legislators will push for new regulations governing data privacy and facial recognition next year. The new legislation builds […]
IAB Releases Specifications for CCPA Compliance Framework
IAB Tech Lab is releasing version 1.0 of the technical specifications for the IAB CCPA Compliance Framework. The Framework supports compliance […]
Facebook Seeks Dismissal Of Location Privacy Class-Action
Facebook is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit claiming it wrongly collected users’ IP addresses and deduced […]
Senate Democrats unveil priorities for federal privacy bill
A group of top Democratic senators from four key committees on Monday unveiled their priorities for the nation’s first comprehensive […]
Does the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) have teeth?
To have a meaningful impact, the CCPA must exude authority and be enforced strictly. Here is how the CCPA will show its teeth if you aren?t complying with the new law.
The NSA says it stopped tracking cellphone locations without a warrant
Last year the Supreme Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that a search warrant is required for law enforcement to […]
The Risks Of Law Enforcement Use Of Facial Recognition Software
Facial recognition is truly a one-of-a-kind technology — and we should treat it as such. Our faces are central to […]
US court rules against warrantless searches of phones, laptops
A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travelers […]