Argentina Changes Data Framework The Argentinian Congress approved changes to its Automated Processing of Personal Data Convention. The Convention, according to Dentons, “was the first binding international instrument which protects the individual against abuses which may accompany the collection and…
Our previous coverage details the many changes the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) has undergone since it was first proposed in 2020 as a replacement to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). Fingers crossed that those…
Google Pays $392 Million For Ad-Tracking Violations A probe into Google’s ad-tracking practices concluded with a settlement announced this week. According to NPR, the attorneys general of 40 U.S. states say that “since at least 2014, Google broke consumer protection…
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…
Phishing Attacks on the Rise, and Other Data Privacy Trends in Asia A recent Kaspersky report noted that more than 11 million phishing links were blocked by its Anti-Phishing system a year in Southeast Asia, primarily in Vietnam, Indonesia and…
New KLAS Report Shows Healthcare Organizations Tightening Security A new report from KLAS Research shows that more healthcare organizations are working with cybersecurity and data privacy vendors to tighten cybersecurity. The report, based on survey responses from healthcare professionals, asked…
As we recently reported, the California legislature is currently in the process of implementing the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), which is posed to take effect in January of 2023 and will issue several amendments to the California…
With the myriad of international and state privacy regulations, many organizations are turning to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve compliance with a myriad of state and national privacy laws, including Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the…
On May 27, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board announced that it will hold a public meeting on June 8, 2022 to discuss proposed changes to, and enforcement of, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA)—as amended by…
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…
