On November 2, 2021, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. announced that it will shut down its “Face Recognition” system in coming weeks as part of a company-wide move to limit the use of facial recognition in its products.
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Apple and Google Announce Effective Dates of New Mobile App Privacy Requirements
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Beginning in 2022, Apple and Google will impose new privacy requirements on mobile apps available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.…
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SEC Settles with Alternative Data Provider for $10 Million
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On September 14, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that analytics firm, App Annie Inc., and its co-founder and former CEO, agreed to pay approximately $10 million to settle securities fraud charges for engaging in deceptive practices and making material misrepresentations about “alternative data” sold by the company. Notably, this is the SEC’s first enforcement action charging an alternative data provider with securities fraud. …
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Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearings on Protecting Consumer and Children’s Privacy
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On September 29 and 30, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened hearings on how to better protect consumer and children’s privacy. …
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EDPB Creates Cookie Banner Taskforce
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On September 27, 2021, the European Data Protection Board announced that it established a taskforce to coordinate the response to complaints filed with several EU data protection authorities by the non-governmental organization None of Your Business in relation to cookie banners.…
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New York City to Require Food Delivery Services to Share Customer Data with Restaurants
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A New York City Council bill amending the New York City Administrative Code to address customer data collected by food delivery services from online orders recently became law. Effective December 27, 2021, the law will permit restaurants to request customer data from third-party food delivery services and permit customers to opt out of the sharing. The law also imposes certain requirements and limitations regarding restaurants’ use and sharing of such data.…
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China Passes Personal Information Protection Law
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On August 20, 2021, China passed the Personal Information Protection Law (the “PIPL”). The PIPL will become effective on November 1, 2021.…
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Zoom Agrees to Pay $85M to Settle Class Action
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On July 31, 2021, Zoom Video Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $85 million to settle a class action suit that alleged the Company violated users’ privacy rights. The proposed settlement must be approved by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh.…
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Senator Gillibrand Announces Renewed Data Protection Act 2021
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On June 17, 2021, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced the reintroduction of the Data Protection Act of 2021, which would create an independent federal agency, the Data Protection Agency, to “regulate high-risk data practices and the collection, processing, and sharing of personal data.”…
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Belgian Data Protection Authority Releases 2020 Annual Report
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Earlier this month, the Belgian Data Protection Authority released its 2020 Annual Report, which showed the Belgian DPA’s focus on the supervision of initiatives to fight the COVID-19 pandemic involving data processing, while not losing sight of its other priorities outlined in its Strategic Plan 2020-2025.…
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