Global Data Protection and Privacy Law Developments, LGPD; Has Brazil’s Data Protection Law Done Enough to Date - What Does the Future Hold?
Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) is Brazil’s federal data privacy law that went into effect on September 18, 2020, with enforcement starting on August 1, 2021.
Why Most CCPA Cases Will Fail: Five Hurdles Plaintiffs Must Clear
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a landmark U.S. privacy law with many laudable features. But the law’s private right of action is not among its strongest provisions.
Apple’s New Child Safety Features: Privacy Benefits or an Authoritarian Governments Dream Come True?
Apple will have heard multiple objections over a new technology that will search for matches of known CSAM before the image is stored onto iCloud Photos.
AI Regulation: Stifling Innovation or Not Going Far Enough?
There are a number of ongoing discussions surrounding whether AI can be trustwortthy or that now is the time to harmonise AI principles, but what does regulation mean for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning?
Global Data Protection and Privacy Law Developments, Canada; Reforms, regional developments, and new regulations: How Canada is developing their Data Protection Laws
A huge number of firms in Canada are preparing themselves for changes to the Data Protection and Privacy Laws in Canada, but are these reforms going to happen?
Social Media Data Breaches: Serious or Just a “Scrape”?
In August, Facebook suspended the accounts of NYU researchers who were investigating political ads on the social media platform.
Digital Advertising: “Walled garden” approaches and implications on competition law
With Google’s announcement that it will phase out third-party cookies by 2022, it’s clear that those walls, which keep so much of the data inside, are about to get even higher.
ESG: Make it measurable: integrating Data Protection & Privacy goals into business activities
Companies increased focuses on ESG, which means they are now held more accountable for how they handle sensitive customer data, specifically around their Data Protection & Privacy policies.
International Data Flows: EU and UK data flows: The Future of the Post-Brexit Agreement
As detailed by The Law Society in the UK, “The outward flow of data from the UK to the EU/EEA remains unaffected since the UK government has determined that it considers all EU 27 and EEA member states to be adequate for the purposes of data protection.”
UK Data Protection Index Panel
The UK Data Protection Index is produced by Data Protection World Forum and The DPO Centre. Each quarter the Index provides a glimpse into the changing attitudes and sentiments of Data Protection Officers across the UK.
