Kristof Van Quathem and Anna Oberschelp de Meneses of Covington & Burling write: On November 4, 2019, the Spanish Supervisory Authority (“AEPD”), in collaboration with the European Data Protection Supervisor, published guidance on the use of hashing techniques for pseudonymization and anonymization purposes. In particular, the guidance analyses what factors increase the probability of re-identifying hashed messages….
Category: Govt
Bill to Establish Data Protection Agency Introduced in Congress
From the good folks at EPIC.org: Representatives Eshoo and Lofgren have introduced the Online Privacy Act, a comprehensive framework for data protection in the United States. The bill would establish a data protection agency, create meaningful privacy safeguards for consumers, and hold companies accountable for the collection and use of personal data. The bill is based on Fair…
YouTubers Are Lobbying FTC to Fight Child Privacy Law Expansion
Mark Bergen, Lucas Shaw, and Ben Brody report: A group of online video creators is protesting the Federal Trade Commission’s plan to regulate kids’ videos on YouTube, claiming new rules will hurt them financially and reduce the quality of programs on the world’s largest video site. On Tuesday, producers of prominent children’s YouTube channels will…
ISPs lied to Congress to spread confusion about encrypted DNS, Mozilla says
Jon Brodkin reports: Mozilla is urging Congress to reject the broadband industry’s lobbying campaign against encrypted DNS in Firefox and Chrome. The Internet providers’ fight against this privacy feature raises questions about how they use broadband customers’ Web-browsing data, Mozilla wrote in a letter sent today to the chairs and ranking members of three House of Representatives…