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Proposed Federal Privacy Legislation Tackles COVID-19 Data

May 21, 2020 By Jon Knight

Data collection and analysis is becoming a key weapon in the fight against COVID-19 both here in the United States and around the globe.  But as governments and tech companies roll out a variety of applications and contact tracing tools, legislators from both sides of the political aisle are questioning how to handle the data […]

Filed Under: Health Privacy, Legislation, Mobile Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: Coronavirus, COVID-19, privacy legislation, private right of action

Japan’s Personal Information Protection Committee releases guidance on contact tracing mobile apps to combat COVID-19

May 4, 2020 By Maki DePalo

On May 1, the Personal Information Protection Committee in Japan (PPC) released guidance on the use of contact tracing mobile apps (Apps) as one of the mechanisms to combat the spread of COVID-19 and highlighted five essential consideration points.  Specifically, the PPC recommends that all “personal information handling business operators” carefully consider, and disclose their […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Data Security, International, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy Tagged With: COVID-19, Japan

California Releases Modified CCPA Regulations

February 7, 2020 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On February 7, 2020, the California Office of the Attorney General released Modified Regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The Modified Regulations update the Initial Proposed Regulations, which were previously published on October 11, 2019. The deadline to submit written comments is February 24, 2020 at 5:00 pm PST. We will follow up […]

Filed Under: Advisories, California, Cyber Risk, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy, Privacy, Workplace Privacy Tagged With: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), US State Law

French CNIL Launches Public Consultation on Cookie Consent Recommendations

January 17, 2020 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

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 […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, ePrivacy, GDPR, Mobile Privacy, Online Privacy Tagged With: Behavioral Tracking, CNIL, Consent, Cookies, ePrivacy, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, French, GDPR

German DPAs Issue DPIA Blacklists; Many Companies Likely to be Affected

May 30, 2018 By Daniel Felz

The GDPR entered into force on May 25, 2018.  One of the GDPR’s core going-forward obligations is the duty to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) over processing activities that create a “high risk” to individuals’ privacy.  DPIAs constitute an important aspect of GDPR compliance, as they arguably replace the notifications of processing systems and […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, GDPR, Germany, International, Mobile Privacy, Privacy, Regulation Tagged With: Big Data, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR, GDPR Implementation, German data protection, German DPAs, Germany, Health Information Security, Regulatory Enforcement

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