On the heels of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs’ (LIBE) recent resolution, the full European Parliament on July 5 adopted a resolution calling for the suspension of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement if the U.S. fails to … [Read more] about European Parliament Calls to Suspend Privacy Shield
Following our June 4 and July 2, 2018 blog posts tracking California's November 2018 ballot measure turned hastily enacted new California privacy law titled The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), Alston & Bird's Privacy & Data … [Read more] about Landmark New Privacy Law in California to Challenge Businesses Nationwide
As discussed in this blog’s June 4, 2018 blog post, a group called Californians for Consumer Privacy gathered enough signatures for a new measure called the Consumer Right to Privacy Act to qualify for the November 2018 ballot. With momentum … [Read more] about California Approves the California Consumer Privacy Act in Response to Consumer Privacy Ballot Initiative
Following a two-year grace period, EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force on May 25, 2018. For many companies, preparing for the GDPR was a multi-year project involving multiple teams and input or assistance from across the … [Read more] about German DPA Announces GDPR Compliance Survey of Large Companies – Translation Provided
The Supreme Court recently held in Carpenter v. United States that an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy in historical cell-site location information (CSLI) that provides a comprehensive view of the individual’s movement. A 5-4 … [Read more] about Supreme Court Recognizes Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Historical Cell-Site Location Information