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[…] outside the U.S. to evaluate the merits of different regulatory approaches. She specifically highlighted the privacy interests of children and the United Kingdom’s recent Age Appropriate Design Code, which includes transparency and data minimization standards. Mr. Erwin also highlighted the need to protect childrens’ privacy, while cautioning that some approaches can result in “privacy […]

[…] degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 2012; and an MJur degree from the University of Oxford, Faculty of Law (Pembroke College) in 2013. Subscribe to receive the FPF Monthly Briefing and follow FPF on Twitter and LinkedIn to get the latest global data protection updates. copy of techlawfest graphic headshot takeshige sugimoto

Update: On Sep 15, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2273, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. The law will apply to businesses that provide online services, products, or features likely to be accessed by children and broadly requires businesses to implement their strongest privacy settings by default for young users up to the age […]

[…] appear similar to the EU’s “legitimate interests,” but whose scope still remains uncertain. The PDP Bill would have required consent for processing of personal data to be free, informed, specific, clear, and capable of being withdrawn. For consent to qualify as “informed” under the PDP Bill, the data controller would have to provide certain […]

[…] 43). They relate to: a) The quality of data sets used to train, validate and test the AI systems; the data sets have to be ‘relevant, representative, free of errors and complete’, as well as having ‘the appropriate statistical properties (…) as regards the persons or groups of persons on which the high-risk AI […]

[…] where there are hard questions that do not have easy answers, such as economic opportunity, privacy, safety and integrity, and equity and inclusion. It is critical to get these areas right to realize the potential benefits of the metaverse; as such Meta is investing in research in these areas through partnerships with researchers and […]

[…] secrecy claims are not able to prevent individuals from effectively exercising their privacy rights. Panelists discussed issues such as the necessity of disclosing application or software source code when providing “explainability” of decision-making to data subjects, and debated the level of detail necessary in disclosures required under transparency obligations. Ms. Demetzou focused on how […]

[…] subject to narrow exceptions, such as requests from state authorities or necessity for medical care. Generally, under Vietnamese law, consent for processing of personal information must be freely given. Prevailing laws generally require entities that handle personal data to inform the data subject of the scope and purpose for collection and use of the […]

[…] 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 […]