Month: March 2021

Japan updates enforcement rules for amended APPI

On March 24, 2021, the Cabinet of Japan issued an order to enforce the amended Act on Protection of Personal…

Global News Roundup: March 22–29, 2021

In this week’s global legislative roundup, learn about the proposed privacy laws coming out of Florida, West Virginia and Nevada….

Global News Roundup: March 16–22, 2021

In this week’s global legislative roundup, the Protect Personal Data Privacy Act has been introduced in Colorado, which includes data…

The first but not last comprehensive US privacy bill of 2021

Last week, the Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act became the first piece of comprehensive privacy legislation introduced in…

Global News Roundup: March 9–15, 2021

In this week’s global legislative roundup, the U.K has plans to reform its data protection law, and a potential replacement…

Florida privacy bill aces first House test

With Virginia’s new privacy law in the books and other states aspiring to push out their own legislation during 2021,…

EPIC urges Supreme Court to allow individuals to sue for privacy rights violations

The Electronic Privacy Information Center filed an amicus brief in a case asking the Supreme Court of the United States…

Global News Roundup: March 2–8, 2021

In this week’s global legislative roundup, IAPP Westin Research Fellow Sarah Rippy broke down Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act signed…

Ecuador’s draft data protection bill

Ecuador is on the cusp of having its first data protection law. The Data Protection Bill is currently being debated…

Virginia passes the Consumer Data Protection Act

After an extension into the 2021 special session, Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act into…