Libbie Canter & Lindsey Tonsager of Covington and Burling write: During its June 8, 2022 board meeting, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted to initiate the formal California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) rulemaking process. The draft rules are expected to be very similar to those previously published in advance of the Board meeting, although…
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Report: Israel pushing Biden to remove Pegasus spyware from US blacklist
PressTV reports: Israeli regime officials are pushing the US government to remove the controversial spyware company NSO Group from the Department of Commerce blacklist, according to reports. It comes months after the US Department of Commerce said the Israeli spyware company’s activities clashed with the US foreign policy and national security interests. Biden administration is…
Northern Territory woman to face court for alleged disclosure of confidential information after ICAC referral
Jano Gibson reports: The Northern Territory’s anti-corruption commissioner says his staff “must act with the utmost integrity” after police issued a woman with a notice to appear in court for alleged disclosure of confidential information. Earlier today, NT Police said detectives from the Special References Unit had executed a warrant and seized a 23-year-old woman’s…
UK: Genetic paparazzi are right around the corner, and courts aren’t ready to confront the legal quagmire of DNA theft
Liza Vertinsky and Yaniv Heled write: Every so often stories of genetic theft, or extreme precautions taken to avoid it, make headline news. So it was with a picture of French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting at opposite ends of a very long table after Macron declined to take a Russian PCR COVID-19 test. Many speculated that Macron…