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
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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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CPPA Announces Meeting to Discuss CPRA Rulemaking and Other Updates
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On December 6, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that it will hold a virtual public meeting to discuss the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process and other topics.
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Public Access to Information on Company Beneficial Ownership is a Violation of Privacy According to the CJEU
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On November 22, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union determined in a preliminary ruling that the general public’s access to information on beneficial ownership constitutes a serious interference with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data, enshrined in Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Human Rights. …
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CIPL Responds to FTC’s ANPR on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security
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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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UK Finalizes South Korea Adequacy Decision
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On November 23, 2022, the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced that it had completed its assessment of South Korea’s personal data legislation, and concluded that sufficiently strong privacy laws are in place to protect UK personal data transferred to South Korea while upholding the rights and protections of UK citizens.
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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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NYC DCWP Proposes Rules to Implement New Law Governing Automated Employment Decision Tools
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On October 24, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection proposed rules to implement its new law regarding automated employment decision tools. …
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New York Legislature Considers New York Child Data Privacy and Protection Act
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On September 23, 2022, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardes introduced S9563, also known as the “New York Child Data Privacy and Protection Act.” …
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FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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On October 14, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it is extending the deadline by one month to submit comments on its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on commercial surveillance and lax data security practices.
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