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[…] the disclosure of personal data held by certain regulated entities (e.g., providers of financial services, medical practitioners), the PDP Commissioner has approved and registered seven Personal Data Codes of Practice, which provide more detailed requirements for entities in certain sectors to comply with the PDPA. These sectors include: insurance and takaful;  banking and finance;  […]

[…] lives of a majority of Americans,” Lee said in the piece. “State laws, including the California Privacy Rights Act and laws passed in Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, and Virginia, typically codify existing civil rights laws, but to date have not extended civil rights protections. The U.S. needs a law that will implement clear and meaningful […]

Introduction Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI), as part of their ongoing joint research project: “From Consent-Centric Data Protection Frameworks to Responsible Data Practices and Privacy Accountability in Asia Pacific,” are publishing the seventh in a series of detailed jurisdiction reports on the status of “consent” and […]

[…] and their application to off-site data. Ensure that the CPA’s high standard for obtaining valid consumer consent is realized in practice by providing that consent must be freely revocable and establishing limits on inappropriate “bundling” of consent for disparate processing purposes. Provide appropriate guidance, flexibility, and interoperability for conducting meaningful data protection impact assessments, […]

[…] by public authorities for various purposes. The stated policy aim of the DPA is to protect the fundamental human right to privacy of communication while ensuring the free flow of information to promote innovation and growth. To that end, the DPA provides data subjects with a number of rights over their data, including rights […]

[…] Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and Other Measures) Bill 2021” (Online Privacy Bill) which, if passed, would complement the Privacy Act by introducing a binding online privacy code with which social media and other online platforms would have to comply, or face legal penalties. The status of the Online Privacy Bill is currently uncertain […]

[…] graduate of USC Gould School of Law and a Student Contractor with FPF’s Youth and Education Privacy team. On May 26, 2022, AB-2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (ADCA) unanimously passed the California Assembly and moved to the Senate for consideration. California Assembly Members Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) and Jordan Cunningham (R-Templeton) proposed AB-2273, […]

[…] the Act. The Act also empowers the Commissioner to, firstly, investigate complaints regarding entities’ privacy practices, resolve disputes, and issue binding compliance notices, and secondly, issue binding codes of practice in relation to specific sectors or classes of personal information.  In 2012, New Zealand also became one of the few jurisdictions in APAC that […]

[…] has empowered LGBTQ+ individuals to find community and access services, the increasing availability and use of connected devices have also created new privacy risks for LGBTQ+ communities.  Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a global non-profit focused on data privacy and protection, and experts from LGBT Tech — a national, nonpartisan group of […]

[…] an independent data protection authority which serves advisory and enforcement functions with regard to the PDPO. In its advisory role, the PCPD is tasked with, among others, promoting public awareness and understanding of the PDPO. To that end, the PCPD has issued a number of guidelines on application of the PDPO’s requirements to specific […]