Privacy

Abstract There is a gap between people’s online sharing of personal data and their concerns about privacy. Till now, this gap is addressed by attempting to match individual privacy preferences with service providers’ options for data handling. This approach has ignored the role different contexts play in data sharing. This…

On September 9, 2020 Washington State Senator Reuven Carlyle announced on Twitter that an updated draft of the Washington Privacy Act (“WPA”) had been released for public review and feedback, suggesting that the WPA will be up for consideration in the state’s 2021 legislative session. This will be Washington’s third attempt to pass a…

The Irish High Court has granted leave for a “Judicial Review” against the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) today. The legal action by noyb aims to swiftly implement the European Court of Justice Decision prohibiting Facebook’s EU-US data transfers. 7 Years and 5 Judgments, but no DPC decision. In 2013 Mr Schrems…

The United Kingdom is at a crossroads. On the verge of Brexit, it has to decide where it stands in relation to privacy: will it loosen data protection regulation, moving more towards China’s model, or will it guarantee its citizens’ right to privacy, moving more towards a Californian approach and securing…

SACRAMENTO, CA — Today the Yes on Prop 24 campaign released polling results from Goodwin Simon Strategic Research showing that voters continue to overwhelmingly support California Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act, on the November ballot, with 77% of likely voters saying they will vote YES on the ballot measure. Even more telling…

COVID-19 may have slowed down business, but it hasn’t slowed down time. Meeting the deadlines to demonstrate compliance with cybersecurity regulations and certification standards under pandemic conditions is proving to be a challenge for some companies. A survey of 100 North American CISOs that was conducted last June and whose findings were…

Apple’s iOS 14, which was released last week, offers new privacy controls that limit how different parts of your phone are used to track you. The most impactful feature, the ability to limit how much of your personal data is shared with companies was shelved until early next year after…

New York (CNN Business)Coffee shops have used loyalty programs to learn more about their customers and keep them coming back for years. Now, as consumers embrace digital payments during the pandemic, the trend is spreading to restaurant chains who want the same benefits. Earlier this month, White Castle announced the launch…

A radical “pro-tech” plan championed by Dominic Cummings to rewrite Britain’s data protection laws is endangering future cooperation with the EU worth billions to the British economy, Brussels has warned. The government’s newly published national data strategy, promising a “transformation” long sought by Boris Johnson’s chief adviser and the former…

Following a year of uncertainty regarding the date of implementation, Brazil’s General Data Protection Law has officially come into effect. Although Brazil is no stranger to sectoral privacy laws and already had more than 40 laws and norms at the federal level, the LGPD is the country’s first law to provide a…