On September 18, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced detailed sanctions relating to the mobile applications WeChat and TikTok.
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BREAKING: Brazilian Data Protection Law in Effect
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On September 18, 2020, Brazil’s President signed a bill from Brazil’s Congress bringing the new Brazilian data protection law into effect with a retroactive applicability date of August 16, 2020.…
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ICO Publishes Its Accountability Framework
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On September 9, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published an Accountability Framework, designed to assist organizations in complying with their accountability obligations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.…
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Portland, Oregon First to Ban Private-Sector Use of Facial Recognition Technology
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On September 9, 2020, Portland, Oregon became the first jurisdiction in the country to ban the commercial use of facial recognition technology in public places within the city, including stores, restaurants and hotels.…
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Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield No Longer Considered Adequate by Swiss DPA
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On September 8, 2020, the Swiss Data Protection Authority announced in a position statement that it no longer considers the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield adequate for the purposes of transfers of personal data from Switzerland to the United States.…
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CIPL Releases Paper on Top Priorities for Implementation of the Brazil LGPD
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On September 1, 2020, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth and the Centro de Direito, Internet e Sociedade of Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público released a new paper on the “Top Priorities for Public and Private Organizations to Effectively Implement the New Brazilian General Data Protection Law.” This blog entry highlights the 12 priorities that organizations subject to the LGPD should consider to effectively implement the law.…
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European Parliament Meeting on Future of EU-U.S. Data Flows
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On September 3, 2020, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament held a meeting to discuss the future of EU-U.S. data flows following the Schrems II judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union.…
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California Legislature Passes Bill to Establish the Genetic Information Privacy Act, Pending Governor’s Signature
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On August 31, 2020, the California Senate joined the Assembly in passing SB-980, as amended, a bill to establish the Genetic Information Privacy Act, which would require direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to comply with certain privacy and data security provisions. The bill is pending California Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature.…
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California Legislature Votes to Extend CCPA’s HR and B2B Exemptions
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On August 30, 2020, the California legislature passed AB-1281. As background, the CCPA currently exempts from most of its requirements certain information collected in the HR context and certain information collected about B2B personnel. AB-1281 would extend each exemption until January 1, 2022. …
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Apple’s iOS 14 Requires New Opt-in Consent for Advertising Identifiers
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Apple’s iOS 14, which was announced by Apple in June 2020 and is scheduled for official release later this year, will require that all apps receive user consent in order to access an iPhone’s unique advertising identifier or use the IDFA to automatically track users. …
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