On September 30, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown announced the recent signings of several bills that provide increased privacy protections to California residents. These bills are aimed at protecting student privacy, increasing consumer protection in the wake of a data breach, and expanding the scope of California’s invasion of privacy and revenge porn laws.
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German Courts Rule on Works Council Independence and Deletion of Email Accounts
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In two recently-published German court decisions, the courts’ rulings impact Germany’s employee data protection law, including strengthening the position of German works councils and clarifying the risks associated with deleting former employees’ email accounts.
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FTC Releases Report on Facial Recognition Technology
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On October 22, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission released a report entitled “Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies” that focuses on the privacy concerns associated with this increasingly ubiquitous technology. …
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German Authorities Publish Traffic Data Retention Guide for Telecoms
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On September 27, 2012, the German Federal Network Agency and the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection published a guide on traffic data retention for telecom providers.
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Article 29 Working Party Report Highlights Inconsistent, Unlawful Implementation of EU Data Retention Directive
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On July 14, 2010, the Article 29 Working Party issued a press release regarding its findings, which are included in a report to be contributed to the European Commission’s evaluation of the Data Retention Directive due out in September.
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German Court Finds No Right to Immediate Deletion of IP Addresses
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On June 16, 2010, the Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court upheld a decision allowing Internet access providers to store IP addresses for up to seven days.
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New Jersey Publishes Pre-Proposal of Rules Protecting Personal Information
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The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has published a pre-proposal of rules relating to the protection of personal information (“PPR”) and is accepting comments on the PPR until February 13, 2009, after which it will formally propose rules. The PPR comes nearly a year after the state withdrew earlier proposed rules (the “Original Proposal”)…