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In this post, we look back at the 2020 European dataprotection landscape and five trends that help companies understand not only where we are, but where dataprotection enforcement, litigation, and practice may be headed. Second , enforcement goes far beyond data breaches and the GDPR.
There were a few European dataprotection developments in February that companies may want to have on their radar. What happened: CNIL has reminded businesses to audit their use of cookies and tracking technologies, ahead of the regulator’s October 2020 guidance coming into force at the end of March.
They raise various questions under regulatory and dataprotection and data security laws. The DiGA Regulation imposes specific dataprotection and data security requirements on health apps (in addition to safety, functionality, quality and interoperability requirements). 26 of the GDPR.
As covered in our Annual Review , 2020 was a blockbuster year for European dataprotection. This was bolstered by the ICO’s announcement that it is resuming investigations into real time bidding and the adtech industry that were paused in May 2020 due to COVID-19. CJEU Opinion clarifies the one-stop-shop.
million fine against Austrian Post for channelling electronic dataprotection-related inquiries to a web form and not offering an additional email address, irrespective of the data subject option to also use non-electronic postal mail or customer service.
Here are our highlights: European Commission adopts new Standard Contractual Clauses What happened : As reported in our blog post , the European Commission adopted its new Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”) for the cross-border transfer of personal data from the EEA to “third countries”. What to do : For now, nothing.
. : Business may want to revisit their cross-border data transfer arrangements following the new adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, assess whether they are eligible to self-certify and, if they are, whether it makes sense to. Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”). Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”).
These decisions follow the CNIL’s October 2020 updated cookies guidelines (see our blog post ). Those that don’t, may face significant penalties; in December 2020, the CNIL fined Google and Amazon €100 million and €35 million respectively for their cookies practices (see our blogpost ). The Act enters into force on 1 December 2021.
The EU’s General DataProtection Regulation 2016 (the “GDPR”) changed the global privacy landscape, and has been called the “gold standard” for dataprotection regulation. When Are DataProtection Assessments Required? Recently, a number of U.S. Recently, a number of U.S.
Governor Newsom stated that he is “thankful to Assemblymembers Wicks and Cunningham and the tech industry for pushing these protections and putting the wellbeing of our kids first.” Notable affirmative obligations include: DataProtection Impact Assessments (“DPIAs”). Providing Notice of Parental Monitoring/Tracking.
GDPR : To help address global needs for enhanced data security, in 2018, Europe introduced a unified dataprotection law, the General DataProtection Regulations (GDPR). CCPA : In 2018, the state of California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) , which came into effect in 2020.
Initially, the platform gained popularity during the pandemic and lockdown as a way to entertain and connect people, but it persisted beyond 2020 and has exceeded one billion users. Other barriers to using TikTok may include lacking content ideas or simply not having time to create content. states have even moved to ban the app.
Marketing: In the retail context, facial recognition or “facial detection” technologies can scan shoppers for features such as age, gender, and mood—then deliver tailored advertisements in real time. Particularly scrutinized is the use of “real-time” facial recognition to scan crowds in public places, such as marches and protests.
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RSS Feed that tracks new BigLaw Podcast Episodes. And of course, like many things, I don’t have the time to do that. First of all, I have an RSS feed that tracks the big law podcast episodes. And I kind of tweaked a little bit of the spacing and the timing of the output, but really not a lot of work. But not 100%.
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Jürgen Kühling is also a member of the German Monopolies Commission since July 1, 2016 and elected chairman since September 2020. Professor Kühling has been a member of the monopolies commission since July 1, 2016 and elected chairman since September 2020. One idea is the idea of data portability. Hi Professor Kühling!
Jürgen Kühling is also a member of the German Monopolies Commission since July 1, 2016 and elected chairman since September 2020. Professor Kühling has been a member of the monopolies commission since July 1, 2016 and elected chairman since September 2020. One idea is the idea of data portability. Hi Professor Kühling!
In that position, he helped organize oversight hearings on mobile location tracking and biometric privacy. This provision is irrelevant for first-time offenders not subject to an existing FTC order or decree. Litigation is costly, time- and resource-intensive, and can play out over many years before resolution.
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