On February 24, 2020, the European Data Protection Board published general policy messages and a synthesis of the contributions and replies by its members – national data protection authorities – to the Questionnaire on the Evaluation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation sent by the European Commission.
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EU Council Presidency Releases Proposed Amendments to Draft ePrivacy Regulation
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On February 21, 2020, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union published a revised part of the proposed Regulation concerning the Respect for Private Life and the Protection of Personal Data in Electronic Communications and Repealing Directive. …
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ICO Consultation on Draft AI Auditing Framework Guidance for Organizations
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On February 19, 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office launched a consultation on its draft AI auditing framework guidance for organizations. …
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CISCO 2020 Privacy Benchmark Study Measures Return on Investing in Privacy Accountability
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On January 27, 2020, CISCO released its 2020 Data Privacy Benchmark Study entitled “From Privacy to Profit: Achieving Positive Returns on Privacy Investments.” More than 2,500 respondents took part in the study from across 13 countries.…
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BREAKING: The California Attorney General Has Issued Modified Draft CCPA Regulations
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On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General issued modified draft regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.…
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Facebook Agrees to Landmark 550 Million Dollar Settlement in BIPA Class Action
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Facebook disclosed on January 29, 2020, that it has agreed to pay 550 million dollars to resolve a biometric privacy class action filed by Illinois users under the Biometric Information Privacy Act.…
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ICO Publishes Final Version of Its Age Appropriate Design Code
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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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ICO Publishes Draft Direct Marketing Code of Practice for Consultation
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On January 8, 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) launched a consultation on its draft direct marketing code of practice (the “Draft Code”), as required by section 122 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (“DPA 18”). The Draft Code is open for public consultation until March 4, 2020.…
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