The Irish DPA Has Opened Investigations Into Google and Tinder
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has opened two separate investigations into Google and Tinder, respectively, for GDPR violations. Google The investigation into Google centers around how Google t
CA Attorney General Issues New Draft of CCPA Regulations
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On February 7, 2020 the California Attorney General published a “redline” version of the CCPA Regulations. These regulations are open for public comment until February 24, 2020. In the meantime, here
Australia Finalizes Consumer Data Rights Rules
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. On November 26, 2017 Australia introduced the consumer data right (CDR) which was designed to give consumers greater control over their personal data. Since that time, Australians have been waiting for the Austr
State Data Breach Notification Updates
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. Starting on January 1, 2020 amendments to data breach notification statutes in Illinois, Oregon, and Texas take effect. Illinois The Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) requires public and p
Georgia Data Breach Class Action
Written by: Sean Cox, Esq. On December 23, 2019, in a case of first impression, a unanimous Georgia Supreme Court reversed the trial court and Court of Appeals in a putative data breach class action, holding that there were sufficient allegatio
New Rules in China to Prevent the Illegal Collection of Personal Information By Mobile Apps
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Over the past year, Chinese regulators have sought to crack down on the collection and use of personal data by mobile apps. New regulations published jointly by China’s Cyberspace Administration, Ministry
Doorstep Dispensaree Gets UK Fine for GDPR Violations
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Doorstep Dispensaree, a London-based pharmacy which supplies medicine to individuals and care homes, left approximately 500,000 documents in unlocked containers stored in a courtyard at one of its premises. Do
The e-Privacy Regulation Strikes Out Again
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. The e-Privacy Regulation, which was supposed to be a close cousin to the General Data Protection Regulation, was first proposed by the European Commission in January 2017. However, here we are nearly 3 years l
Another Attempt at Federal Privacy Legislation
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In yet another attempt to pass federal privacy legislation, on November 26, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., introduced the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (“COPRA”). COPRA would apply to i
India’s Data Protection Law Takes a Step Forward
Written by: Chase Langhorne, Esq. In an ever-increasing data driven world, India’s proposed Personal Data Protection Bill (“PDPB”) took a step forward on December 4th when the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the bi