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 … [Read more] about UK ICO publishes the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code
On January 16, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) published Version 1.0 of its Privacy Framework: A Tool for Improving Privacy through Enterprise Risk Management (“Privacy Framework”). A draft version was initially … [Read more] about NIST Publishes Privacy Framework Version 1.0
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 … [Read more] about French CNIL Launches Public Consultation on Cookie Consent Recommendations
On January 6, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith published a blog post summarizing the agency’s “New and improved FTC data security orders,” as part of its efforts to provide “better … [Read more] about FTC Consumer Protection Bureau Director Highlights Efforts to Strengthen Data Security Orders
Wim Nauwelaerts, Brussels partner and leader of the firm’s EU Privacy and Data Protection practice, has authored a summary of the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) guidelines on the territorial scope of the GDPR. On November 12, 2019, the EDPB … [Read more] about Wim Nauwelaerts Authors Summary of EDPB’s Guidelines of the GDPR