Clarity in Privacy reports: On September 22, 2020, Brazil’s Public Ministry of the Federal District and Territories filed the first public civil action based on the country’s General Data Protection Law (“Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados” or “LGPD”). According to the lawsuit, a company based in the city of Belo Horizonte sells personal information, including names,…
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The First National Model Student Data Privacy Agreement Launches
Tyler Park reports: Protections for student data privacy took an important step forward this summer when the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) released the first model National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA) for school districts to use with their technology service providers. Ever since education technology (edtech) emerged as a key tool in classrooms, both schools and edtech companies have…
California Legislature Adopts CCPA Exemption for Information Deidentified in Accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule
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…
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…