On May 18, 2020, the European Data Protection Board released its Annual Report providing details of the EDPB’s work in 2019.
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Democrats in House and Senate Introduce Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
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On May 14, 2020 Democrats in both the House and Senate introduced the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act.…
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CNIL Updates Data Protection Guidance for Employers in the Context of Lifting COVID-19 Containment Measures
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On May 7, 2020, the French Data Protection Authority updated its previous guidance for employers relating to the processing of employee and visitor personal data in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak, in particular, in the context of lifting containment measures.…
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Webinar on the Key Privacy Considerations for Reopening Businesses in the EU
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Join us on May 19, 2020, for an in-depth webinar on the Key Privacy Considerations for Reopening Businesses in the EU. This post contains a link to register. …
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Philippines NPC Investigating COVID-19 Related Breaches
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On April 25, 2020, the Philippines National Privacy Commission issued a statement that it is investigating several breach notifications it has received relating to the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive personal information of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients. …
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Senate Republicans Unveil COVID-19-specific Privacy Bill
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On April 30, 2020, Senate Republicans announced plans to introduce the COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 which would put temporary rules in place regarding the collection, processing and transfer of data used to combat the spread of the coronavirus.…
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Brazilian President Provisionally Delays LGPD Applicability
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On April 29, 2020, the Brazilian President issued Provisional Measure #959/2020, which provisionally delays the date the Brazilian data protection law takes force to May 3, 2021.…
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COVID-19 and Business Continuity in the EU
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As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to unfold, there are some key data protection considerations for businesses, including compliance with the requirements around the processing of personal data for health monitoring purposes, crisis management issues and steps to be implemented to ensure the continuity of privacy compliance programs.…
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California Attorney General Emphasizes CCPA Rights During COVID-19
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra recently issued an alert emphasizing the rights of California consumers under the California Consumer Privacy Act during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating that the California AG’s office is committed to begin enforcing CCPA violations on July 1, 2020.…
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NY Department of Financial Services Issues Guidance to Regulated Entities Regarding Cybersecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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On April 13, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services issued guidance to all New York State entities covered under NYDFS’s cybersecurity regulation regarding assessing and addressing heightened cybersecurity risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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