On March 1, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing to restart the discussion on comprehensive federal privacy legislation.
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White House Releases National Cybersecurity Strategy
On March 2, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the release of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Protecting Children Online
On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing titled, “Protecting Our Children Online.” …
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European Parliament Committee Opposes Adequacy Under EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework in Draft Opinion
On February 14, 2023, in a Draft Motion for a Resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs urged the European Commission not to adopt the Framework, on the basis that it “fails to create actual equivalence” with the EU in the level of data protection that it provides. …
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CPPA Board to Hold Meeting on Status of CPRA Rulemaking
On January 23, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board announced that it will hold a public meeting on February 3, 2023 regarding the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process, particularly with respect to the issuance of new draft rules on risk assessments, cybersecurity audits and automated decisionmaking.
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CPPA Board Holds Meeting on Status of CPRA Rulemaking and Other Topics
On December 16, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board held a public meeting regarding the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process and other topics, such as the CPPA’s advocacy regarding proposed federal and state privacy legislation. …
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FTC Releases Updated Mobile Health App Compliance Tool
On December 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission released an updated Mobile Health App Interactive Tool to help developers determine what federal laws and regulations apply to apps that collect and process health data.
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CISA Releases Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently released the first iteration of the agency’s Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals.
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CIPL Responds to FTC’s ANPR on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security
On November 21, 2022, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth filed comments on the Federal Trade Commission’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on commercial surveillance and data security.
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FTC Announces Six-Month Extension for Compliance with Some Changes to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule
On November 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a six-month extension for companies to comply with certain updated requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule, a set of data security provisions covered financial institutions must implement to protect their customers’ personal information.
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