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[…] Privacy Self-Management in Asia-Pacific,” which provides a detailed comparison of the legal bases for processing personal data in 14 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Macau SAR, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The report builds upon a series of 14 […]

[…] because the regulation of data privacy and security is a “major question” best served through Congress. These comments focused on the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, holding that regulatory agencies, absent clear congressional authorization, cannot issue rules on major questions that affect a large portion of the American economy. Several […]

[…] remarks on state-level legislation focusing on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), adding that Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia have similar laws. She elaborated on the CPRA’s contractual language, comparing California’s categorization of “Businesses,” “Contractors,” “Third Parties,” and “Service Providers” to the GDPR’s distinction between […]

[…] Rights Act (CPRA) ballot initiative expanded California’s privacy regime, establishing heightened protections for certain sensitive personal information and providing a right to correct inaccurate data. In 2021, Virginia (VCDPA) and Colorado (CPA) enacted laws that are notable for creating ‘opt-in’ affirmative consent requirements in addition to California-style ‘opt-out’ privacy rights. Finally, in 2022, Connecticut […]

The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) today released a new policy brief comparing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC), a first-of-its-kind privacy-by-design law in the United States, and the United Kingdom’s Age-Appropriate Design Code. While there are distinctions between the two codes, the California AADC, which is set to become enforceable on July […]

[…] legal development — released a report providing a detailed comparison of the requirements for processing personal data in 14 jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Macau SAR, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam. The comparative analysis follows a months-long dissemination of […]

[…] and privacy regulation. The adoption of the PDP Law also comes as Indonesia is holding the Presidency of G20 this year – while the data protection world is keeping an eye on India and its back-and-forth efforts to pass a comprehensive data protection law as it prepares to take over the G20 Presidency next year.

[…] Education team is pleased to publish a new policy brief that builds on this first brief by providing a comparative analysis of the United Kingdom’s Age Appropriate Design Code (UK AADC) to the California AADC, which was modeled after the UK AADC. Learn more and download the UK and CA AADC Comparative policy brief here.  New report […]

In August 2022, the Government of India withdrew the country’s draft Personal Data Protection Bill from the Parliament’s consideration. This was a surprise move, coming after more than four years of consultations, as well as several statements from top officials that its passage was imminent and that there were no plans to scrap the […]

[…] the court concluded an amparo action would provide an effective and timely remedy, as opposed to the contentious administrative procedure set forth in the Administrative and Tax Code. Additionally, as a constitutional recourse, an amparo action allowed the court to study the constitutionality of the incorporation of the SRFP into Buenos Aires’ public security […]