On November 18, 2019, the ranking members from four Senate Committees¬ (Senator Maria Cantwell (WA) from Commerce, Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA) from Judiciary, Senator Sherrod Brown (OH), and Senator Patty Murray (WA) from Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) released a set of “core principles” for federal privacy legislation.
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Austrian DPA Fines Österreichische Post AG 18 Million Euros
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The Austrian Data Protection Authority imposed an 18 million EUR fine on the Austrian Postal Service.…
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Representatives Eshoo and Lofgren Introduce Online Privacy Act
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On November 5, 2019, Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (CA) and Zoe Lofgren (CA) introduced the Online Privacy Act, which is sweeping legislation that would create federal privacy rights for individuals, require companies to adhere to data minimization and establish a federal Digital Privacy Agency.…
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CJEU Rules “Right to be Forgotten” on Google Limited to the EU in Landmark Case
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On September 24, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union released its judgments in cases C-507/17, Google v. CNIL and C-136/17, G.C. and Others v. CNIL regarding (1) the territorial scope of the right to be forgotten, and (2) the conditions in which individuals may exercise the right to be forgotten in relation to links to web pages containing sensitive data.…
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Dutch DPA Releases Complaints Report for First Half of 2019
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On September 9, 2019, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, the “Dutch DPA”) published a report on the privacy complaints it received between January 2019 and June 2019 (the “Report”).
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Majority of CCPA Amendment Bills Passed by California Legislature
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California marked the end of the 2019 legislative session this past Friday, September 13, by passing five out of six pending bills to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. This blog entry provides a summary on the bills.…
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Cayman Islands Data Protection Law Goes into Force This Month
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The Cayman Islands Data Protection Law, 2017, which was published in June 2017, will go into force on September 30, 2019. The DPL includes requirements for the protection of personal data and is centered upon eight data protection principles.…
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Swedish Data Protection Authority Issues First Fine Under GDPR
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On August 21, 2019, the Swedish Data Protection Authority imposed its first fine since the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into effect, fining a school 200,000 Swedish Kroner for creating a facial recognition program in violation of the GDPR.…
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New French Data Protection Act and Implementing Decree Take Force
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On June 1, 2019, New Decree No. 2019-536 took force, enabling the French Data Protection Act, as amended by an Ordinance of December 12, 2018, likewise to enter into force. This blog entry provides an overview of the developments. …
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CNIL Fines French Real Estate Service Provider for Data Security and Retention Failures
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On June 6, 2019, the CNIL announced that it levied a fine of 400,000 Euros on SERGIC, a French real estate service provider. This blog entry provides an overview of the case. …
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