On January 4, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced it had taken enforcement actions against Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, for violating the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The charges stem from complaints originally filed…
Meta Fined for GDPR Violation Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has incurred another fine for its mishandling of personal information. The most recent $275 million fine, levied by the Irish Data Protection Authority, brings Meta’s total GDPR fines in…
On October 3, the UK’s newest Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Michelle Donelan, affirmed the UK government’s intention to move away from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The UK government has already proposed…
Government Agencies at Odds Over Location Data Privacy According to records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Department of Homeland Security has for several years purchased data from the mobile advertising industry, including location information from phones…
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…
One of the most important ways to demonstrate your company’s compliance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to prepare a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for any high-risk data processing activities. The GDPR requires a DPIA for…
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…
In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook was rebranding as “Meta,” and that Meta was working on creating the “metaverse as the successor to the mobile internet— a set of interconnected digital spaces that lets you do things you…
Russian Lawsuits Highlight Flaws in UK Data Privacy Law Russian Oligarchs are using the United Kingdom’s General Data Protection Regulation to sue journalists and others who possess unflattering information about them—including typed notes and compromising photos. According to the Washington…
