From the U.S. Department of Education Student Privacy Policy Office today, this FAQ: May Schools Disclose Information about Cases of COVID-19? By: Kevin Herms, Director of the Student Privacy Policy Office Schools across the nation are working hard to keep students, teachers, and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, many schools are wondering…
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Egypt Issues New Data Protection Law
Ghada El Ehwany and Kellie Blyth of Baker Mckenzie write: After several years of debate, the Egyptian government has introduced the Republic’s first standalone data protection law, which aims to regulate and protect citizens’ data online. On 15 July 2020, Resolution No. 151 of 2020 (the Law) (available in Arabic here) was published in the…
Should your company know who you’re dating *outside* work?
Graham Cluley writes: The Coronavirus pandemic has pretty much killed off office romances, and the chances of a snog in the stationery cupboard, but now at least one firm might be pooping over romance outside of the workplace as well. BBC News reports that BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management firm, has told all of its 16,000…
The EU regulator tasked with policing Google is under pressure after dragging out its probe for 2 years
Amy Borrett reports: The regulator tasked with policing Google in Europe is under pressure to prove it’s up to the job. The non-profit Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has written to Ireland’s Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to ask if the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission is capable of acting on claims that Google violates…