Meera Narendra reports that Jamaica’s new Data Protection Act 2020 was passed in the Senate and will take effect in 2022. Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Leader of Government Business, said the bill will take effect after a two-year transitional period, whereby a public education exercise will be undertaken. “It is anticipated that during this transition…
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Vermont’s Amendments to Data Breach Law and New Student Privacy Law Effective July 1, 2020
From Hunton Andrews Kurth: On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act The amendments to Vermont’s Security Breach Notice Act include expanding the definition of Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”), expanding the definition of a…
KE: Telcos to Reveal Customer Data Under Proposed Law
Cynthia Kenyali reports: The government will be able to access Kenyans’ personal data if a proposed Bill is signed into law. The Bill tabled in the National Assembly on Tuesday, June 16 seeks to allow Telecommunication firms in Kenya to reveal customers’ data to the government. “Where it appears to the Cabinet Secretary that it is in the…
Nobody reads privacy policies. This senator wants lawmakers to stop pretending we do.
Geoffrey A. Fowler reports: It’s one of the Internet’s big little lies. When was the last time you actually read a privacy policy? Most of the time, clicking “I agree” is just a speed bump to getting onto an app or website. Even when I make a project out of reading the privacy policies and…