There is no quick fix to the Schrems II decision, says European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders.
Per Bloomberg Law: Justice Commissioner Reynders plans to finalize work by the end of this year on clauses that companies use to safely
Privacy & Data Security
Worried About the Election? Microsoft Launches Deepfake Detection Tool
TechCrunch reported on September 2 that Microsoft has launched a tool, called Video Authenticator, which provides what Microsoft calls “a percentage chance, or confidence score” that the media has been artificially manipulated. There is a growing body of technologies trying…
French Data Protection Authority Hands Down First Sanction as Lead Authority
The CNIL has imposed a €250,000 fine on an online retailer for GDPR infringements in cooperation with other EU supervisory authorities.
By Myria Saarinen and Charlotte Guerin
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in France, Spartoo SAS (Spartoo) is one of…
California Privacy Update: California Legislature Extends CCPA Employee and B2B Exemptions and Passes Laws Regulating Health and Genetic Privacy
In a flurry of legislative activity, the California legislature passed a number of last-minute privacy bills that now await the signature of Governor Gavin Newsom in order to go into effect.
Extension to CCPA’s Employment and Business-to-Business Exemption Passes Legislature
On Aug. 30, 2020, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1281 (AB-1281), which would extend the exemptions for “employee” information and business-to-business (B2B) transactions from its original expiration date of Jan. 1, 2021, to Jan. 1, 2022, if…
DOJ Charges Former Uber Executive for Alleged Role in Attempted Cover-Up of 2016 Data Breach
On August 20, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had charged Joseph Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer (“CSO”) of Uber Technologies Inc. (“Uber”), with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony for allegedly attempting to…
German DPA Issues Guidance on Data Transfers Following Schrems II
On August 24, 2020, the Data Protection Authority of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg issued guidance on international data transfers following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Schrems II case.…
California Privacy Update: California Legislature Extends CCPA Employee and B2B Exemptions and Passes Laws Regulating Health and Genetic Privacy
In a flurry of legislative activity, the California legislature passed a number of last-minute privacy bills that now await the signature of Governor Gavin Newsom in order to go into effect.
Virtual Learning and Keeping Kids Safe Online
Kudos to Sensei’s CEO, Mike Maschke, for his interview with WUSA-9 about keeping children safe as they attend school virtually.
Mike said that many elementary school kids now have their own email address for school. As a result, it is…
FTC Provides Guidance on Use of AI and Algorithms
What guidance has the FTC recently provided on the use of AI and algorithms? Our colleagues, former FTC Commissioner, Terrell McSweeny, and AI Initiative Co-Chair, Lee Tiedrich, explain in The Journal of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Law.