Thailand Delays Data Protection Law Because of COVID-19
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act was passed in May 2019, and was scheduled to go into effect May 27, 2020. The Act is very similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.
Dutch Court Goes Too Far In Enforcing Privacy Regulation
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. A Dutch court has ruled that a grandmother is violating the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation by posting photographs of her grandchildren on her social media account without the consent of the children
European Data Protection Board Issues Guidelines On The Use of Location Data and Contact Tracing Tools In the Context of COVID-19
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Unlike the United States, where Senators are first introducing legislation to deal with the use of personal information in the context of COVID-19, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) relies
Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Personal Data Amidst COVID-19
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On April 30, 2020, Republican Senators Wicker (MS), Thune (SD), Moran (KS) and Blackburn (TN), announced the introduction of the “COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act,” intended to protect health, g
Are Countries Willing To Bend The Privacy Rules To Track COVID-19
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Many countries are using geolocation data from phones to track COVID-19. Singapore, the United Kingdom and Israel have developed their own apps for tracking people’s movements. In Europe, mobile phone
California Attorney General Fiddles While Rome Burns
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On March 17 a coalition of 35 advertising groups sent California Attorney General Xavier Becerra a letter calling for a delay in the enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) because of C
We All Know About GDPR’s Right to Erasure, Does This Mean You Have to Delete Data From Backups As Well?
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. In this business, we are all familiar with GDPR’s right to erasure (commonly called “the right to be forgotten”) granted by the GDPR. The question that often comes up is when a data subject e
Brexit Is Here, so What Does That Mean for Data Privacy?
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Now that the UK has a withdrawal agreement with the EU, what will this mean for data privacy for personal data in the UK, as well as for personal data that is transferred between the UK and other countries. UK
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
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