Month: November 2019
US sens. unveil new federal privacy legislation
On Nov. 26, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, introduced…
Global News Roundup — Nov. 18–25, 2019
In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, EU Council members struck down an ePrivacy Regulation proposal from the Finnish…
Takeaways from the Polish DPA’s decision on personal data processing
On Sept. 10, Poland’s data protection authority, the Personal Data Protection Office, issued its highest fine of 660,000 euros to…
Global News Roundup — Nov. 11–18, 2019
In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, the European Data Protection Board published final guidelines for territorial scope with…
Global News Roundup — Nov. 4–Nov. 11, 2019
In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, IAPP Research Director Caitlin Fennessy, CIPP/US, analyzes this year’s review of the…
FTC enforces COPPA Rule in Retina-X settlement
In a rare Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule enforcement action, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement in October…
Global News Roundup — Oct. 28–Nov. 4, 2019
In this week’s Privacy Tracker global legislative roundup, the Finnish Presidency of the EU Council is expected to propose yet…