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[…] ads following them around. A full report from the consultation can be found here. Daniel Solove also highlighted the need for educational systems to teach privacy. “Children today are growing up in a world where massive quantities of personal information are being gathered from them. They’re growing up in a world where they’re more […]

[…] The definitions of these three types of data mirror similar definitions in other Chinese laws or draft laws currently being considered for adoption, such as the Civil Code and, respectively, the Personal Information Protection Law and the Cybersecurity Law. Consistency across these laws indicates a harmonization of China’s emerging data governance regulatory model.  Obligations […]

[…] profiling and automated decision-making, following the passage of the GDPR. Lawmakers may also seek to ensure interoperability with the newly passed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) or Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VA-CDPA), both of which create requirements that impact automated decision-making, including profiling. Finally, the Federal Trade Commission enforces a number of laws […]

[…] in case of emergency. A decade on, LINE has become the major – and for many the only – means of communication in Japan – particularly in today’s socially-distanced world. For the Japanese Government too, LINE serves a crucial role: national – and municipality – level government bodies use LINE for official communications, including […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) today released a new infographic, Youth Privacy and Data Protection 101 which provides an overview of the opportunities and risks for kids online, along with potential protection strategies. It also features young people’s voices from around the world on their preferences and attitudes toward privacy. […]

[…] prerequisite for accessing other rights—including the right to life and liberty, to freedom of expression and to equality—given the ubiquitous digitisation of human experience we are witnessing today.  Overnight, Puttaswamy also re-balanced conversations in favour of privacy safeguards to make these equal priorities for builders of digital systems, rather than framing these issues as […]

On February 25, the Indian Government notified and published Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital media Ethics Code) Rules 2021. These rules mirror the Digital Services Act (DSA) proposal of the EU to some extent, since they propose a tiered approach based on the scale of the platform, they touch on intermediary liability, content moderation, take-down […]

[…] be expanded by this legislation, to “provide expert recommendations on this topic help ensure the right balance.” Read Vance’s written testimony on HB 1062 here and watch the testimony here (add YouTube link teed up to the right time code). For more background on Maryland’s Student Data Privacy Council, statutorily created in 2019, click here.

Statement by Future of Privacy Forum CEO Jules Polonetsky regarding the approval of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act: “Today, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), making Virginia the second state, following California, to establish baseline legal protections for consumer privacy – a significant milestone in the United States. […]

[…] Pixabay.Com, by Opsa Amendments to the Russian general data protection law (Federal Law No. 152-FZ on Personal Data) adopted at the end of 2020 enter into force today (Monday, March 1st), with some of them having the effective date postponed until July 1st. The changes are part of a legislative package that is also […]