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The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 – Key Impacts

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On Monday, Alastair Mactaggart and his group, Californians for Consumer Privacy, announced its collection of over 900,000 signatures in support of its ballot initiative, a number well in excess of the approximately 620,000 required for placement on the November ballot. The initiative, called the “California Privacy Rights Act of 2020,” would amend the 2018 California […]

Location and Mobile Data in the Fight against COVID-19 – An Overview of U.S. and Global Efforts

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Governments are increasingly seeking to leverage consumer geolocation and other mobile device data to assist with fighting the spread of COVID-19, as cases continue to mount globally.  Location data can be of significant value to public health models, such as models that determine areas where social-distancing measures are needed or test whether such measures are […]

UK ICO publishes the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code

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On January 21, 2020, the UK ICO published the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code (the “Design Code”), which sets out 15 standards that online services should meet to protect children’s privacy. The Design Code is not only applicable to online services squarely aimed at children, but also covers online services likely to […]

French CNIL Launches Public Consultation on Cookie Consent Recommendations

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On January 14, 2020, the French data protection authority (CNIL) launched a public consultation on its draft recommendations for the collection of consent in the context of cookies and other tracking technologies (the ‘draft Recommendations’). Under EU ePrivacy rules, such technologies generally may not be placed on – or accessed from – users’ devices without […]