Inside the Privacy Shield Annual Review -
Dozens of senior US and EU government officials were joined by officials from data protection authorities in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Hungary to discuss whether the...more
10/9/2019
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Credit Cards ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Email ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equifax ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Schrems I & Schrems II ,
Settlement ,
Software ,
Spam ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal
Equifax to Pay up to $700 Million as Part of Settlement for 2017 Data Breach -
Equifax has agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the FTC, the CFPB, and...more
8/13/2019
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Brazil ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Canada ,
Capital One ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Breach ,
Equifax ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Hearing ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Settlement ,
Websites
Data protection authorities in the UK and France have released updated guidance for website operators that use cookies on their websites. This new guidance may mandate changes to existing cookie banners and provides further...more
7/22/2019
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Cookies ,
Data Protection Authority ,
e-Privacy Directive ,
EU ,
France ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Guidance Update ,
Implied Consent ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Laws ,
UK ,
UK ICO ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites
Federal US News -
FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements -
The FTC reached a settlement with a background screening company over allegations it falsely claimed...more
7/16/2019
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Advertising ,
Annual Reports ,
Asia Pacific ,
Automotive Industry ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Code of Conduct ,
Consumer Information ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Legal Representatives ,
New Rules ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right of Access ,
Right to Be Forgotten ,
Right to Control ,
Settlement ,
State Legislatures ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK ,
UK ICO