Mike Faher reports: On the surface, the question is relatively simple: How should Vermonters decide whether their medical records are visible to practitioners in a statewide database? But that question has spurred an ongoing debate that’s made its way to the Statehouse. Advocates say the state needs to switch from [Read More…]
GDPR is very protective of children, and like FERPA, can be confusing at times to parents who want to understand what is allowed and what is not. Adrian Weckler reports: Irish school principals who tell parents they cannot take photos at communions or sports days “because of GDPR” are wrong, [Read More…]
Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis writes: As we reported, in late February, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson introduced Senate Bill 561, legislation intended to strengthen and clarify the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee referred the bill to the Senate Appropriations [Read More…]
One question that kept popping up at the International Privacy + Security Forum conference in D.C. two weeks ago had to do with data localization requirements. I was surprised to read this report from Catalin Cimpanu about how small some fines have been: A Moscow court fined Facebook today 3,000 [Read More…]