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Facial recognition technology use by US federal agencies

Facial Recognition Technology use: A Survey of Current and Future Uses by US Federal Agencies. Facial recognition technology use by both the public and private sector has been the topic of much debate worldwide. In Europe, in recent years, there have been calls for a ban on the use of this technology, giving authorities time

Colorado Privacy Act written into law

Colorado Privacy Act has been written into law, making Colorado the third US state with comprehensive privacy laws.    The Colorado Privacy Act has recently been signed into law, giving comprehensive privacy laws to the residents of Colorado for the first time. Colorado is now the third US State to enact such laws, with theirs

SCCs and Privacy Shield replacement updates, what can we expect?

SCCs and Privacy Shield replacement are both of paramount importance to trans-Atlantic data flows, however, right now the focus may be more on new SCCs.     Almost one year since the CJEU “Schrems II” decision, a new EU-US privacy shield may still be far off. However, with Standard Contractual Clauses being upheld and used quite

A recent CCPA update: two amendments signed into law.

A recent CCPA update includes two amendments signed into law, with further proposed modifications possible.   The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is changing  according to this recent article from IAPP. In September, the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra highlighted the need for privacy law in the United States. His testimony was presented during the

The National Biometric Information Privacy Act introduced by US Senator Jeff Merkley.

The National Biometric Information Privacy act of 2020, was introduced last week by US Senator Jeff Merkley, accompanied by Senator Bernie Sanders.   The National Biometric Information Privacy Act, a groundbreaking legislation prohibiting private companies from collecting and profiting off biometric data without consumers and employees consent, was recently introduced by US Senator Jeff Merkley.

The CCPA Enforcement Date for employment information and business-to-business data may be pushed back to January 1, 2022.

The CCPA Enforcement date may be pushed back to January 1, 2022 when it comes to employment and business-to-business data, rather than the initially scheduled January 1, 2021.   The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 or CCPA, originally enacted in 2018, was set to be enforced as of July 1, 2020, after the required

Monthly roundup, November 2015: Net Neutrality and personal data online

This past November: new EU Net Neutrality law is published, discussions on Safe Harbor and protection of personal data online continue.

Monthly roundup, February 2015: USA votes for Net Neutrality, renewable energy gets cheaper

In February the USA voted for strong support of Net Neutrality and the cost of renewable energy decreased.

Where open NGA policies meet net neutrality and OTT

Dr Bostjan Makarovic discusses broadband competition in connection with the notion of net neutrality in the EU and US.

Monthly roundup, November 2014: Right to be Forgotten should apply worldwide and Net Neutrality should be protected

The EU wants worldwide Right to be Forgotten, and Obama is very busy with Net Neutrality and US-China climate agreement.