Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication recently introduced a new draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 and launched a public consultation regarding the same. The public consultation period will end on May 15, 2020.
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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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FTC to Host Data Portability Workshop in September
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On March 31, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced it will hold a workshop on data portability on September 22, 2020 which will look at its benefits and challenges to consumers and competition.…
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Philippines Joins the APEC CBPR System
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On March 9, 2020, the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system Joint Oversight Panel approved the Philippines’ application to join the APEC CBPR system.…
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APEC Endorses Third U.S. CBPR Accountability Agent
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The U.S. International Trade Administration recently announced that NCC Group has been approved as an Accountability Agent under the APEC CBPR. The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has published a Q&A on the APEC CBPR and PRP systems.…
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Coronavirus/COVID-19: Key Privacy and Security Considerations
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With the outbreak of COVID-19, companies suddenly find themselves dealing with a host of privacy issues and questions about sharing information with employees, customers and others. We highlight some of these privacy and data security concerns in a recent client alert.…
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CIPL: Eight Privacy Priorities for 2020 and Beyond
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The proliferation of privacy laws is bound to continue as around the world, new privacy laws are coming into force and outdated laws continue to be updated. What should our privacy priorities be for 2020? …
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FTC Finalizes Five Privacy Shield Settlements
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On January 16, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission announced that settlements with five companies of separate allegations that they had falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework had been finalized.…
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Advocate General Upholds Validity of Standard Contractual Clauses in Schrems II Case
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On December 19, 2019, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down his opinion in the so-called “Schrems II” case.…
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India’s Draft Data Privacy Bill Introduced in Parliament
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On December 11, 2019, an updated version of India’s draft data privacy bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.…
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