Late last Friday afternoon, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released updated regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The updates contain a number of material modifications to the initial CCPA regulations that AG Becerra’s office released in October 2019. Alston & Bird has compiled a privacy briefing summarizing the 30 key modifications to […]
Behavioral Tracking
UK ICO publishes the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code
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
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 […]
The Coming Regulation of Artificial Intelligence? EU Publishes AI Guidelines
The European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence released on April 8, 2019 the final version of its Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI (the “Guidelines”). This is the first significant guidance issued in Europe regarding Artificial Intelligence and follows an extensive public comment process. While the Guidelines are not binding law, the creation of the […]
CCPA Carve-Out for Online Advertising? Proposed Amendment Exempts Certain Advertising Data from Do-Not-Sell Restrictions
California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in September 2018, and the CCPA enters into force on January 1, 2020. One of the CCPA’s core elements is a right for consumers to know when a company is selling their data, and to opt-out of data sales at any time. This was the primary focus […]