On January 21, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code, which sets out the standards that online services need to meet in order to protect children’s privacy.
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CIPL Issues White Paper on the USMCA’s Impact on U.S. Federal Privacy Law
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On January 16, 2020, the Senate approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, sending it to the President’s desk for ratification.…
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FTC Finalizes Five Privacy Shield Settlements
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On January 16, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced that settlements with five companies of separate allegations that they had falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework had been finalized.…
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Year of the CCPA
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2019 was the “Year of the CCPA” as companies around the world worked tirelessly to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. …
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South Korean Court Imposes Personal Liability on Privacy Officer for Data Breach
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According to MLex, on January 6, 2020, the Seoul Eastern District Court found Kim Jin-Hwan, a privacy officer of the South Korean travel agency Hana Tour Service Inc., guilty of negligence in failing to prevent a 2017 data breach that affected over 465,000 customers of the agency and 29,000 Hana Tour employees.…
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Canada Signals Overhaul of Data Privacy
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently signaled his intent to overhaul data privacy within Canada by sending a Mandate Letter to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry that contained a number of mandates with respect to data privacy.…
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Belgian DPA Releases Draft 2019-2025 Strategic Plan
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Posted in European Union, International
On December 12, 2019, the Belgian Data Protection Authority released its draft 2019-2025 Strategic Plan.…
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Advocate General Upholds Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses in Schrems II Case
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On December 19, 2019, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down his opinion in the so-called “Schrems II” case.…
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India’s Draft Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Parliament
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On December 11, 2019, an updated version of India’s draft data privacy bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.…
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CNIL Publishes Standard on Whistleblowing Hotlines
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On December 10, 2019, the French Data Protection Authority published the final version of its standard concerning the processing of personal data in the context of whistleblowing hotlines.…
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