“I have long advocated for privacy protections that include the principles of knowledge, notice and the right to say ‘no’ to companies that want our information. But it is increasingly clear that a true 21st-century...more
The Dutch Data Protection Authority makes six recommendations on drafting your data protection policy, based on its audits of privacy policies of blood banks, IVF clinics and political parties.
A good data protection policy...more
Some in Congress are renewing calls for strict federal privacy protections.
“We need a privacy bill of rights, a set of protections that is no less stringent than the people of California enjoy, no less protected than the...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) apply even to companies with fewer than 250 employees… but they may not know it yet.
A recent study reveals that “Company size...more
A survey shows that most companies are not yet ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and this includes companies that have undergone compliance processes for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more
Privacy law experts warn companies not to assume they can comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) because they are in compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a broad-based law protecting information that identifies California residents, will take effect in 2020. The law includes detailed disclosure requirements, provides individuals with...more
3/13/2019
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Much like your credit report, where you can look and check who has been accessing and using your credit information and make corrections, so should be the case with the rest of your personal information – says, Sen. Reuven...more
FTC, the De Facto Privacy Regulator.
The Federal Trade “Commission has settled or litigated more than 60 law enforcement actions against businesses that allegedly failed to take reasonable precautions to protect consumers’...more
Competition considerations in how big tech companies handle personal data – the U.S. version.
Bloomberg Law reports that following a number of actions by European Union competition authorities, U.S. antitrust regulators...more
The Federal Trade Commission should be the primary enforcer of a federal privacy bill and to do so would need a larger budget. That is one point that seemed to be in consensus at the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and...more
Trending: #GDPR.
In 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) received more media coverage than Mark Zuckerberg, and was searched on Google more often than either Beyonce or Kim Kardashian – say stats...more
Show me the money and I’ll show you my data.
“How much would you charge a marketer to use your personally identifiable information for general advertising purposes?”...more
What’s in store for CCPA?
Narrower definitions? Broader private right of action? Increased funding?
All were discussed at a hearing regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) held at the California State...more
Privacy compliance as a competitive differentiator: 97% of 3,200 companies surveyed say they are receiving auxiliary benefits today from their data privacy investments, beyond just meeting compliance requirements....more
New Jersey follows in California’s footsteps with legislative initiatives on privacy.
The main proposed law (bill A-4902), will require commercial websites and online service operators to give customers:
A description of...more
If you de-identify end user data, this may be a use compatible with the original purpose for which the data was provided and not require seeking consent from the individual.
So, that’s between you and the end user. What...more
Will the California Consumer Privacy Act serve as a blueprint for a federal privacy law or for a patchwork quilt of state privacy laws?
As states have been commencing legislative proceedings and as proposals for a federal...more
Data monetization coming to California?
“In his first state of the state address on Tuesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed “a new data dividend” that could allow residents to get paid for providing access to their...more
In the age of digitization, personal information your business holds about your customers (or your customers’ customers) has become a strategic enterprise asset and should be treated as such.
Privacy considerations should...more
Data privacy bills are pending in at least eight states, reports Sara Merken at Bloomberg Law.
State lawmakers are aiming to give citizens more control over their personal data. Some of the bills largely follow the lead of...more
China is in the early stages of setting up a data protection regulatory framework with rules for consent; personal data collection, use and sharing; and user-requested deletion of data.
The intention is to build a Chinese...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a broad-based law protecting information that identifies California residents, was passed in June 2018 and will go into effect in 2020. Dubbed “GDPR Lite” to denote its similarities...more
2/8/2019
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Are inferences the next frontier of data protection? Social media and other technology companies are increasingly making inferences from data collected from individuals....more
“As California goes, so goes the nation,” said Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan.
A group of state attorneys general said Wednesday that they are looking to California for guidance and following how the country’s most...more