On 8 March 2023 the UK government heralded its new Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill (the Bill) as a “new common-sense-led version of the EU’s GDPR” that would save the UK economy more than £4 billion over the next 10 years and ensure that privacy and data protection are securely protected”.
Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed revisions to its regulations under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a. The Privacy Act is a federal statute governing the collection and use of personal information by federal agencies. The statute gives individuals a right to access records about themselves and to
Our SPB lawyers are well known for thought leadership across many platforms, and that tradition continues over the coming weeks. Please join us for any or all of the events detailed in this post which will cover a variety of topics including AI and automated decision-making, digital advertising, biometric data, privacy by design, state privacy law compliance, privacy and ESG, and China cross-border data transfers. For more information, contact the presenters or your SPB relationship attorney.
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China Releases the Standard Contract on Personal Information Export
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”) and Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced that they had issued a request for information (“RFI”) seeking public comment on “background screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the United States, including how the use of criminal and eviction records and algorithms affect tenant screening decisions and may be driving discriminatory outcomes.” The deadline for submitting comments in response to the RFI is May 30, 2023.
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At long last, China has issued the Standard Contract terms and the Measures for implementing them. Click here for more detailed analysis, but, in short:
We are pleased to announce that Alan Friel will be speaking in an upcoming Strafford live video webinar, “New State Data Privacy Laws in California and Other States: Corporate Counsel Compliance Guidance” scheduled for Thursday, March 30, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT.
The panel will brief corporate counsel on the compliance challenges and key differences with California’s and
Part 1 of How to Approach DPAs in view of Final CCPA Regs: A Series
This is the first in our series of blog posts on top considerations for approaching data processing terms required under the state privacy laws that have, or will, come into effect this year, namely the California Consumer Privacy Act, as
SPB’s Julia Jacobson and Dr. Annette Demmel will be joined by Brittany Powell, Senior Manager Privacy and Compliance at The Coca-Cola Company, for a webinar on Tuesday, March 21 at 11 AM EDT (8 AM PDT). The webinar will offer an engaging discussion on the importance of Privacy by Design and turning the concept into
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you are interested in additional information.