The U.S. Congress House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled to meet with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew next month to discuss its fate in the U.S. The hearing is just the latest regulatory scrutiny of TikTok’s ownership by Beijing…
On February 7, 2023, President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address to the United States (U.S.). Biden addressed many issues facing the nation, including the privacy rights of U.S. citizens. First, Biden affirmed the importance of…
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 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”…
On August 16, California Assembly Member Cooley introduced amendments to Assembly Bill 1102 (AB1102) that would extend the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (“CCPA”) temporary exemptions for the collection of personal information derived from job applicants, employees, and contractors (collectively, the…
Experts Respond to FTC’s ANPR The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a public comment hearing last week on its advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR). The hearing involved a panel of industry experts, and they provided perspective on commercial surveillance…
Speaker Pelosi Makes Statement on Federal Data Privacy House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement last week on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which has advanced out of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Pelosi commended the work of…
MIT Releases White Paper on Data Privacy First-Movers In a new white paper, MIT Technology Review released insights on emerging and current data privacy legislation. The paper, titled First-mover advantages of implementing data privacy in countries where such a law…
Cybersecurity Named Top Driver of Legal Disputes The 2021 Annual Litigation Trends Survey from Norton Rose Fulbright, which surveyed 250 U.S. General counsel and litigation leaders, has identified technological progression and its inherent cybersecurity risks as a primary threat vector…
On June 3, the U.S. Senate released a draft of the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA). If passed into law, it would be the nation’s first comprehensive federal data privacy standard. Currently, data privacy in the United…
