Catalin Cimpanu reports: US President Donald Trump signed today a bill into law, approving the creation of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The bill, known as the CISA Act, reorganizes and rebrands the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), a program inside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as CISA, a standalone federal…
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CNIL imposes GDPR-consent in online advertising space
Kristof Van Quathem and Anna Oberschelp de Meneses of Covington & Burling write: On November 9, 2018, the French Supervisory Authority for Data Protection (known as the “CNIL”) announced that it issued a formal warning (available here) ordering the company Vectaury to change its consent experience for customers and purge all data collected on the…
Kansas AG’s office: No right to privacy for voter data
Sherman Smith reports: The Kansas Attorney General’s office says in legal filings that Kris Kobach shouldn’t be held personally liable for exposing sensitive data about Kansas voters and that those affected have no constitutional right to privacy for their information. Court documents filed in recent weeks frame the state’s defense of problems associated with the…
Portuguese Hospital Receives and Contests €400,000 Fine for GDPR Infringement
Anna Oberschelp de Meneses and Kristof Van Quathem of Covington & Burling write: On July 17, 2018, the Portuguese Supervisory Authority (“CNPD”) imposed a fine of 400.000 € on a hospital for infringement of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The decision has not been made public. Earlier this week, the hospital publicly…