Following up on his Wall Street Journal op-ed in January, President Joe Biden has now directly called on Congress to act on privacy legislation. Last week, he bluntly told lawmakers in his State of the Union address: “[I]t’s time to pass bipartisan legislation to stop Big Tech from collecting personal data on kids and teenagers
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Biden Administration Issues Executive Order for Privacy Shield Replacement | Consumer Privacy World
Earlier today, President Biden issued the Executive Order that is expected to lay the groundwork for the replacement for Privacy Shield.
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President Biden issued an Executive Order to help pave the way for a new mechanism to transfer personal data subject to EU data protection law from the EU to the US. Whether and when the new mechanism will be available for US businesses remains to be seen.
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Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced H.R. 4551, the “Reporting Attacks from Nations Selected for Oversight and Monitoring Web Attacks and Ransomware from Enemies Act” (“RANSOMWARE Act”). H.R. 4551 was introduced by Consumer Protection and Commerce Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL).
If it becomes law, H.R. 4551 would amend Section 14 of
For years now, California has led the way by setting the standard for privacy and data protection regulation in the United States. Recently— and as calls for greater controls over the addictive nature of social media grow louder—legislators in the Golden State have moved closer toward enacting a new, first-of-its-kind privacy law that would prohibit the development and utilization of “addictive” features by social media platforms. At the same time, state legislators also advanced a second bill that would put in place stringent online privacy protections for minors.
Businesses should monitor the progress of these bills closely, as their enactment—combined with an increased focus on children’s privacy by both federal lawmakers and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)—may have a ripple effect in other states and municipalities, with legislators following close behind to enact similar children’s online privacy laws.
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In a follow up to our previous post “Privacy Continues to be Top of Mind Issue With President Biden’s State of the Union Address and Movement on FTC Nominee Today,” the Senate confirmed Alvaro Bedoya as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission which provides Democrats 3-2 control over the agency’s enforcement activities
Data privacy is going to continue to be a top of mind issue going into Q2 2022, as seen by developments this week. Specifically, President Biden’s State of the Union address explicitly referenced concerns related to children’s privacy. Additionally today the Senate Commerce Committee voted 14-14, along party lines, to advance Federal Trade Commission nominee
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