On May 25th, the Belgian Supervisory Authority (“GBA”) announced that it had imposed a fine of EUR 50,000 on a Belgium-based news media company for using cookies on its websites without complying with applicable cookie law requirements. The GBA … [Read more] about Belgian Supervisory Authority Sanctions News Media Company for Violating Cookie Rules
Today, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) updated its policy regarding charging violations under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”). This is the first update to the DOJ’s policy since 2014, and it is effective immediately. The policy states … [Read more] about DOJ Issues New Policy on CFAA Prosecutions
On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) published draft regulatory guidelines (‘draft guidance’) on the calculation of administrative fines for infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). In the draft … [Read more] about EDPB Issues Draft Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board began its preliminary rulemaking activities to solicit input on forthcoming regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) in September 2021 when it met to review the CPRA rulemaking … [Read more] about The California Privacy Protection Agency Solicits Public Input on Forthcoming Privacy Regulations
On April 21, 2022, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and the United States of America issued a Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Declaration announcing the establishment of the Global Cross-Border … [Read more] about U.S. Department of Commerce Announces the Establishment of a Global CBPR Forum