Aug 03, 2023 California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Investigation Into Connected Vehicles By Steve Millendorf In one of its first enforcement actions as an independent regulatory authority, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has...
Jul 14, 2023 Key Dates for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework By Steve Millendorf The Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has issued an update with specific dates relating to the new EU-U.S. Data...
Jul 13, 2023 FTC Investigates OpenAI for Privacy and Cybersecurity Concerns By Steve Millendorf The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating OpenAI for potential cybersecurity and privacy violations related to the data it...
Jul 05, 2023 EU Commission proposes new rules for GDPR enforcement across borders. By Steve Millendorf The EU Commission is proposing new procedural rules for GDPR data protection authorities to enforce GDPR when the affected subjects are...
Jul 03, 2023 CPRA enforcement delayed until at least March 29, 2024 By Steve Millendorf Following a California Chamber of Commerce lawsuit, a Superior Court of California judge has delayed enforcement of the California...
Jun 21, 2023 FCC announces new "Privacy and Data Protection Task Force" By Steve Millendorf On June 14, 2023, the FCC announced that they are creating a new Privacy and Data Protection Task Force that will be charged with...
Jun 15, 2023 European Parliament moves to adopt first AI regulation By Steve Millendorf The European Parliament took another step forward in adopting the world's first regulation of artificial intelligence. The move sets off...
Jun 13, 2023 Renewal of FISA Section 702 meets some resistance in congress. By Steve Millendorf While senior government officials have warned against allowing FISA Section 702 to lapse (or undergo significant changes), privacy...
Jun 12, 2023 Google announces that it will no longer function as a "Service Provider" under the CPRA for some services. By Steve Millendorf Google's Changes Google announced upcoming changes to the "restricted data processing" functionality so that it will no longer act as a...
May 12, 2023 MEPs in Europe vote against approving proposed EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework By Steve Millendorf The proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) is starting to look dead on arrival. European MEPs voted 306 to 27 (with 231...
Apr 24, 2023 Montana and Tennessee are the next states to be on the finish line to pass privacy laws By Steve Millendorf Montana and Tennessee state legislators have now passed their own versions of comprehensive privacy laws. While the Montana Consumer...
Apr 21, 2023 Amazon must defend against class action case claiming violations of California Information Privacy Act (CIPA) and Federal Wiretap Act By Steve Millendorf Amazon lost its motion to compel individual arbitration against Amazon Flex drivers. But the more interesting part of the case is that...
Apr 14, 2023 EU MEPs adopt resolution against adequacy decision of the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework By Steve Millendorf Seems to be another (and maybe final) nail in the coffin for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF). In a resolution from the MEPs of...
Jan 30, 2023 California attorney general conducts another CCPA/CPRA compliance sweep By Steve Millendorf Following previously announced enforcement sweeps and the settlement with Sephora, the California State AG announced it is cracking down...