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10.20.20
New browser feature allows users to opt out of data collection
A new browser specification called Global Privacy Control (GPC) allows users to communicate to websites that they do not wish to have their browsing data sold. Could GPC succeed where Do Not Track faltered?
Category Data Privacy
10.05.20
Federal Trade Commission held workshop addressing data...
On September 22nd, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a workshop to examine the potential benefits and challenges to consumers and competition raised by data portability.
Category Data Privacy
09.02.20
CCPA continues to hit pause: B2B and employee provisions on...
Leading up to the CCPA’s effective date, two important amendments were passed which partially excluded employee information and business-to-business (B2B) information from the stringent coverage of the CCPA. The California Legislature recently passed a bill to extend these provisions another year.
Category Data Privacy
08.17.20
NYS Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations...
New York State Department of Financial Services filed a statement of charges alleging violations of Cybersecurity Regulation, Part 500 of Title 23 of the New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations.
Category Data Privacy
04.14.20
CCPA roundup: New changes to proposed regulations, lawsuits,...
Last month, the Office of the Attorney General of California released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Category Data Privacy
03.26.20
Illinois appellate court affirms insurance company’s duty to...
An Illinois appellate court recently held that insurance company, West Bend Mutual Insurance, has a duty to defend its policyholder, Krishna Schaumburg Tan Inc., in a lawsuit claiming violations of the Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA").
Category Data Privacy
03.18.20
Vermont sues Clearview AI under state data broker law
Vermont's data broker laws, passed in 2018, were the first of their kind in the United States.
Category Data Privacy
03.05.20
FCC proposes fines for U.S. wireless carriers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is cracking down on several wireless carriers by proposing millions of dollars in fines as a result of accusations that some of these companies have been improperly sharing customers’ privacy information.
Category Data Privacy
