Governor Newsom, CPPA File Opposition to Federal Preemption This week, Governor Gavin Newsom, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) sent a joint letter to the House Energy & Commerce Committee in advance…
New Privacy Laws Taking Effect Next Year Five new privacy laws will come into effect in 2023. State laws from California and Virginia will take effect January 1, 2023, while laws from Colorado, and Connecticut laws will take effect in…
On October 26, Australian Attorney General Mark Dreyfus presented the Australian parliament with the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022, (Bill). If approved, the Bill will implement significant amendments to the Australian Privacy Act 1988. According to…
Montana to Vote on Adding Data Privacy to Constitution In November, Montana voters will have the opportunity to codify the protection of electronic data privacy in their state’s constitution. Amendment C-48 would update Article II, Section 11—which protects against unreasonable…
Biden Signs Executive Order to Facilitate Transatlantic Data Transfers Last week, President Biden signed an executive order that would place limits on the personal data that U.S. intelligence agencies can access. The order comes—after drawn out negotiations—as part of a…
Indonesia Passes Data Privacy Law On September 20, 2022, Indonesian parliament passed a new law that will provide Indonesian consumers with increased protections. Under the law, data holders are prohibited from “leaking,” misusing, or falsifying Indonesian consumers’ personal information for…
