On August 8, 2022, Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips announced that he plans to resign from the Federal Trade Commission in the fall after serving four years with the agency.
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IoT Bill Heads to White House
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On November 17, 2020, the Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 1668, the Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act.
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Senate Commerce Republicans Introduce Comprehensive Privacy Bill
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On September 17, 2020, Senator Roger Wicker (MS), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, along with Senators John Thune (SD), Deb Fischer (NE) and Marsha Blackburn (TN) introduced the Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act.
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California Legislature Votes to Extend CCPA’s HR and B2B Exemptions
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On August 30, 2020, the California legislature passed AB-1281. As background, the CCPA currently exempts from most of its requirements certain information collected in the HR context and certain information collected about B2B personnel. AB-1281 would extend each exemption until January 1, 2022. …
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CCPA Regulations Approved by California Office of Administrative Law
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On August 14, 2020, the California Attorney General announced that the California Office of Administrative Law approved the final regulations issued under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and filed them with the California Secretary of State. …
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U.S. Government Takes Aim at TikTok and WeChat Citing Privacy and Security Concerns
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On August 6, 2020, President Trump signed executive orders imposing new economic sanctions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act against TikTok and WeChat. The orders potentially affect tens of millions of U.S. users of these applications and billions of users worldwide.
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European Commission and U.S. Department of Commerce to Discuss Enhanced EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
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On August 10, 2020, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross released a joint press statement following the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems II case.
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California Senate Proposes Amendment to CCPA to Address De-Identification and Information Used for Research and Public Health Purposes
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On June 11, 2020, the California Senate amended AB-713 to the California Consumer Privacy Act. The Senate’s recent amendments impose new contractual obligations on the use or sale of de-identified information and modify the exemption from the CCPA for information used for public health purposes. …
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California Attorney General Submits CCPA Proposed Regulations to Office of Administrative Law
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On June 1, 2020, the Office of the California Attorney General submitted the final CCPA proposed regulations to the California Office of Administrative Law.
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Democrats in House and Senate Introduce Public Health Emergency Privacy Act
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On May 14, 2020 Democrats in both the House and Senate introduced the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act.
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