On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the remaining amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) into law. The CCPA provides unprecedented privacy rights to California residents similar to those enjoyed by EU citizens since the implementation of GDPR. Most companies that do business with California will need to comply with the…
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GDPR Regulations begin to bite We are now beginning to see the impact of the GDPR regulations across politics, businesses and public services. With the upcoming UK general election, the ICO is issuing timely reminders. In Europe we are starting to see large fines being levied for GDPR breaches. ICO Issues Letter to UK Political…
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This has been a week where the combination of politics, social media and data protection have been much in evidence. Twitter political advertising ban Twitter boss Jack Dorsey decided to ban political advertising on Twitter globally, which has focussed attention on the use of personal data in targeting political messages. This has gained traction in…
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Core US Privacy Principles On 18th November Democratic Senators issued a set of core principles that should underpin any proposed Federal Privacy legislation. The principles cover several issues across four categories to protect consumer privacy: (1) establish data safeguards, (2) invigorate competition, (3) strengthen consumer and civil rights, and (4) impose real accountability. New US…
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