On November 25, 2022, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission released a decision fining Meta Platforms, Inc. €265 million for a 2019 data leak involving the personal information of approximately 533 million Facebook users worldwide.
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India Releases Fourth Draft of Data Protection Bill
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Kochhar & Co. reports that, on November 18, 2022, the Government of India released the long-awaited fourth draft of India’s proposed privacy law, now renamed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. …
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EDPB Publishes Guidelines on the Calculation of Administrative Fines Under the GDPR
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The European Data Protection Board recently adopted Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR. This blog entry provides a summary of the Guidelines. …
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Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act Enters into Force
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On June 1, 2022, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act entered into force after three years of delays.
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CPPA Holding Public Pre-Rulemaking Meetings on the CPRA on March 29 and March 30
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On March 29 and 30, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency will hold public pre-rulemaking informational sessions regarding the California Privacy Rights Act via video conference.
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EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Codes of Conduct as Tools for Transfers
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On February 22, 2022, the European Data Protection Board adopted its final Guidelines 04/2021 on Codes of Conduct as tools for transfers, following a public consultation that took place in 2021.
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China Releases Draft Regulations on Network Data Security Management
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The Cyberspace Administration of China released for public comment the draft Regulations on Network Data Security Management. The Draft Regulations are intended to implement portions of three existing laws: the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law and the Personal Information Protection Law. In this blog entry, we discuss several of the key areas addressed by the Draft Regulations.
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CNIL Published Guidelines on Re-Use of Personal Data by Data Processors
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The CNIL recently published guidelines on the re-use of personal data by data processors for their own purposes (such as product improvement or development of new products and services) under the GDPR. We have outlined key takeaways from the Guidelines in this blog post.
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The EDPB Issues Guidelines Clarifying What Constitutes an International Data Transfer Under the GDPR
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On November 19, 2021, the European Data Protection Board published its draft Guidelines 05/2021 on the interplay between the application of Article 3 of the GDPR, which sets forth the GDPR’s territorial scope, and the GDPR’s provisions on international data transfers.
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Colorado Privacy Act Signed Into Law
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On July 8, 2021, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB21-190, the Colorado Privacy Act, into law, making Colorado the third state to have a comprehensive data privacy law on the books, following California and Virginia. This blog entry provides a summary of the Act.
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