On May 10, 2023, the Texas Senate passed H.B. 4, also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act.
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CJEU Determines that a Mere Infringement of the GDPR is not Sufficient to Require Compensation
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On May 4, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment in the Österreichische Post case. …
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Montana and Tennessee Could Become Eighth and Ninth States to Enact Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bills
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On April 21, 2023, the Montana and Tennessee legislatures voted to enact comprehensive consumer privacy bills in their respective states. If signed by their governors, Montana’s Consumer Data Privacy Act (S.B. 384) and Tennessee’s Information Protection Act (H.B. 1181) could make these states the eighth and ninth U.S. states to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. …
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Indiana Likely to Become Seventh State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law
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On April 13, 2023, the Indiana Senate concurred to the Indiana House’s amendments of Senate Bill 5 a day after the House returned the bill to the Senate with amendments, and a couple days after the Indiana House unanimously voted to approve SB 5. …
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Iowa House and Senate Unanimously Vote to Approve Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
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On March 6 and 15, 2023, both chambers of the Iowa Legislature unanimously voted to approve Senate File 262, which could make Iowa the sixth U.S. state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation.
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EDPB Publishes Report of Outcome of the Cookie Banner Taskforce
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On January 18, 2023, the European Data Protection Board published its Report on the work undertaken by the Cookie Banner Taskforce. …
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Belgian DPA Approves IAB Europe’s Action Plan For Consent Framework
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On January 11, 2023, the Belgian Data Protection Authority announced that it has approved the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe’s action plan with respect to its Transparency and Consent Framework. …
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CNIL Fines Apple 8 Million Euros Over Personalized Ads
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On December 29, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority announced that it imposed an €8,000,000 fine on Apple for violations of the French rules on targeted advertising and the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies.
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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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Google Agrees to $391.5 Million Settlement with 40 States over Misleading Location Tracking Practices
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On November 14, 2022, Google LLC agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with the attorneys general of 40 U.S. states over the company’s location tracking controls available in its user account settings. …
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