EDPB to Review Data Transfer Guidelines The European Data Protection Board will meet this week to discuss the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, elect a new chair and deputy chair, and discuss its WhatsApp decision. EU Issues Ruling on DPOs,…
Scammers Using Fake Chat GPT Apps OpenAI’s new AI chatbot, ChatGPT, has been heralded as a critical moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence. But the software’s popularity has spawned a host of fake mobile apps that charge users money…
EU Takes Aim at TikTok Over Privacy Violations Though the U.S. has been exploring ways to curtail or even ban popular social media platform TikTok, it’s possible that European regulators might be closer to taking action against the Chinese-owned company.…
Ireland’s DPC Probes Musk’s Twitter Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has announced he’ll make vast troves of Twitter user data available to journalists. But Ireland’s Data Protection Commission might not let him, and is seeking On the U.S.…
On November 1, the European Union (EU) published the details of the Digital Services Act (DSA). According to this article in Wilson Sonsini (WS), the DSA “complements” the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which took effect on November 1, 2022. The…
On October 7, 2022, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to secure a data transfer agreement between the European Union (EU) and United States (US). Many industry experts are hopeful that this Agreement “could be the crucial step necessary”…
Quebec Updates Data Privacy Law Starting in September 2022, Quebec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Act) will take effect. Recent updates have been passed to the Act regarding biometric privacy. A summary of the…
New Privacy Coalition Gathers to Set Agenda The newly-created Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum-—an international association of countries that includes the U.S., Japan, Singapore, and the Republic of Korea—gathered last week in Hawaii to work on an agreement for, “potential…
On March 14, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published draft guidelines on “dark patterns.” The guidelines are intended to provide UX designers and consumers with the means to identify dark patterns—deceptive marketing and UX designs that violate the General…
Connecticut Legislators Pass Data Privacy Bill The Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”) was approved by the Connecticut House of Representatives last week, and awaits the Governor’s signature before becoming law. The CTDPA, like data privacy laws in Virginia, Utah, and…
