Libbie Canter and Tara Carrier of Covington & Burling write: On September 1, the California legislature passed AB 713, a bill that creates a new healthcare-related exemption under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). All provisions of the bill will take effect immediately to prevent the CCPA from “negatively impact[ing] certain health-related information and…
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Ireland’s data watchdog slammed for letting adtech carry on ‘biggest breach of all time’
Natasha Lomas reports: A dossier of evidence detailing how the online ad targeting industry profiles Internet users’ intimate characteristics without their knowledge or consent has been published today by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), piling more pressure on the country’s data watchdog to take enforcement action over what complainants contend is the “biggest data breach of all…
Attorney General Becerra Announces Landmark Settlement Against Glow, Inc. – Fertility App Risked Exposing Millions of Women’s Personal and Medical Information
A press release from California’s Attorney General, posted September 17: SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced a landmark settlement against Glow, Inc. (Glow), a technology company that operates a fertility-tracking mobile app that stores personal and medical information. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves the Attorney General’s investigation of Glow’s app for serious privacy and basic security failures that…
English High Court Awards Damages for Quasi-Defamation Data Claim Stemming from “Trump Dossier”
Louise Freeman, Dan Cooper, Katharine Kinchlea and Tom Cusworth of Covington & Burling write: The English High Court has recently awarded damages in a data privacy case, with two features of particular interest. First, the nature of the claim is more reminiscent of a claim in defamation than for data privacy breaches, which is a development…