Data protection vital for US competitiveness, says security chief
Data security and privacy are at the heart of the United States’ competitiveness, according to national security advisor Jake Sullivan.
US fertility clinic suffers data breach
Information on about 38,000 patients of Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) and affiliate My Egg Bank North America have been compromised in a ransomware attack.
Biden administration launches AI task force
Task Force members will help develop a roadmap to democratize access to research tools that will promote AI innovation and fuel economic prosperity.
Colorado Senate passes privacy bill
After amending the bill to restore several of the previously eliminated privacy protections, the Colorado Senate unaimously passed the Colorado Privacy Act.
California Assembly passes voice recognition device bill
The bill will place limits on the use and retention of personal information collected through connected TVs and smart speaker devices.
The key theme: regulatory developments in the world of privacy and data protection
The privacy legislation picture is growing ever more complex with more countries adopting new laws all the time. A key theme of PrivSec Global next month will be focusing on these legislative changes and other regulatory developments and what they mean. Here we pick out several jurisdictions that are seeing major changes.
Washington Privacy Act stalls for the third year in a row
Washington’s Privacy Act has not been passed by the state’s House of Representatives, meaning Sunday’s deadline to advance the bill this session has been missed.
US options to resolve Schrems II outcome spelt out
Authorities in the US have three ways of overcoming commercial data transfer difficulties created by the Schrems II ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), according to the Congressional Research Service.
A quick glance at the current state of US privacy laws
Confused about the state of play when it comes to the varying United States’ privacy laws? Here is an at-a-glance reminder of where we are in several states ahead of PrivSec Global’s panel, US Privacy: The Year for Change?
California appoints members of privacy protection agency board
The five members of the inaugural board for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) have been named.
Anti-trust complaint against Google widened to include Privacy Sandbox
A coalition of US states led by Texas has amended its lawsuit against Google, claiming anti-trust violations through the company’s efforts to boost its dominant advertising business.
US lawmaker proposes Federal Privacy Bill to Congress
Democratic representative Suzan DelBene has reintroduced a bill aimed at creating a national standard for digital privacy rights in the United States.
US state accused of excessive data collection prior to breach
Lawmakers in Washington state have questioned the extent of information collected by the state’s Employment Security Department (ESD) for fraud-monitoring purposes.
Virginia becomes second US state to enact comprehensive data privacy law
Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act, which will force companies to give consumers the right to opt out of data collection, has this week been signed into law.
Data adequacy: a flawed concept?
Following Schrems and Brexit, international data-sharing and the concept of adequacy has dominated much of the global news on data protection. But is adequacy itself a flawed concept? Marty Abrams explains why he thinks we need a better alternative
Facebook to pay $650m to settle privacy dispute over photo-tagging
A United States federal judge has reportedly approved Facebook’s $650 million payment to settle a class action privacy lawsuit with 1.6 million users in the state of Illinois
Epsilon agrees to pay $150m fine to DoJ for selling data to fraudsters
Marketing company Epsilon Data Management has agreed a $150m settlement with the United States’ Department of Justice (DoJ) to resolve a criminal charge for selling data on more than 30 million Americans to perpetrators of fraud schemes who were targeting older people.
Marriott wins US data hack lawsuit
A US district court judge has dismissed a case against Marriott following a cybersecurity breach affecting around 5.2 million of the luxury hotel chain’s customers
GDPR and CCPA: where the differences lie
California’s Consumer Protection Act in many ways looks like the General Data Protection Regulation, but there are some significant differences. Darren Wray provides a handy guide to understanding how the two pieces of legislation differ from each other.
EDPB issues draft guidance on supplemental measures for data transfers
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has recommended measures to supplement personal data transfer tools to ensure compliance with EU standards when transferring data to non-EU “third countries”.
US privacy: a new world?
PrivSec Report looks at the current landscape in the US for privacy and assesses the prospect of a federal privacy law.
California’s Proposition 24 has been passed by voters
“Proposition 24” has been passed by voters, with 56.1% of the 10.5m votes in California cast in favour and with it, new privacy protections will come into law. PrivSec Report takes a look at some of the reactions to the Act’s provisions and finds out why some in the privacy world are not huge fans.
Facebook launches legal action against IDPC over proposed halt to EU-US data transfers
Facebook has begun legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC).
TikTok fights US ban in federal court challenge
Tiktok has gone to court to challenge Donald Trump’s executive order banning US transactions with its owner.
Tech lawyer explains CJEU’s ruling on Standard Contractual Clauses
Technology lawyer, GDPR expert, and European Commission’s Cloud Computing Expert, Maciej Gawroński from Gawroński & Partners talks to PrivSec to offer up his first reactions to the ruling and to provide clarity on the technicalities of the CJEU’s validation of Standard Contractual Clauses.
