DLA Piper writes: On 16 October 2019 – after weeks of rumors and speculations – the German data protection authorities (‘DPAs’) published their guidelines (‘Guidelines’) for calculating administrative fines under Article 83 General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). The Guidelines are intended to guide enforcement action by German DPAs against business ‘undertakings’. They do not apply to individuals or associations who are not acting in…
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FTC Brings First Case Against Developers of “Stalking” Apps
The Federal Trade Commission has barred the developers of three “stalking” apps from selling apps that monitor consumers’ mobile devices unless they take certain steps to ensure the apps will only be used for legitimate purposes. The settlement resolves allegations that these apps compromised the privacy and security of the consumer devices on which they…
Department of Justice to Publish Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Comply Fully with DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005
October 21 — The Department of Justice today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would restore to the Attorney General the authority vested in him by the bipartisan DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005 to authorize and direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect DNA samples from the non-United States persons it…
New Bill Promises an End to Our Privacy Nightmare, Jail Time to CEOs Who Lie
Karl Bode reports: Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has unveiled updated privacy legislation he says will finally bring accountability to corporations that play fast and loose with your private data. Dubbed the Mind Your Own Business Act, the bill promises consumers the ability to opt out of data collection and sale with a single click. It…