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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CNIL Publishes Draft Recommendations on How to Get Users’ Consent for Cookies
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On January 14, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority published its draft recommendations on the practical modalities to get users’ consent to store or read non-essential cookies and similar technologies on their devices. …
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Mortgage Broker Settles FTC Privacy Charges That It Improperly Disclosed Consumer Information on Review Site
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As reported on our Hunton Retail Law Resource blog, on January 7, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement with Mortgage Solutions FCS, Inc., and its sole principal, Ramon Walker, to resolve allegations that the lender violated the FTC Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, by improperly disseminating consumers’ personal information on Yelp in response to consumers’ negative reviews posted to that site.…
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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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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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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on the Right to Be Forgotten in Search Engine Cases
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On December 11, 2019, the European Data Protection Board published its draft guidelines 5/2019 on the criteria of the right to be forgotten in search engine cases under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.…
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Dutch DPA Issues Cookie Compliance Statement
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On December 10, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority published a statement regarding compliance with the rules on cookie consent.…
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Representatives Eshoo and Lofgren Introduce Online Privacy Act
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On November 5, 2019, Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (CA) and Zoe Lofgren (CA) introduced the Online Privacy Act, which is sweeping legislation that would create federal privacy rights for individuals, require companies to adhere to data minimization and establish a federal Digital Privacy Agency.…
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Facebook Reaches Settlement with ICO over £500,000 Data Protection Fine
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Facebook reached a settlement with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office, agreeing to pay a fine of 500,000 GBP in relation to the processing and sharing of its users’ personal data with Cambridge Analytica.…
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ICO Reflects on a Year of GDPR
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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office recently published its reflections on the year that has passed since the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, together with a blog post by Elizabeth Denham, the UK Information Commissioner. …
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