Rebecca Kern reports: Congress has tried and failed for decades to pass a law to protect Americans’ data privacy. A bipartisan draft bill released today by key Congressional leaders suggests lawmakers are finally close to making it happen. If it becomes law, the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act,” as the bill is called, would…
Category: Laws
Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act Enters into Force
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On June 1, 2022, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) entered into force after three years of delays. The PDPA, originally enacted in May 2019, provides for a one-year grace period, with the main operative provisions of the law originally set to come into force in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Schools urge end to forced disclosure of private student information; state using data to track vaccinations
Sherrie Peif reports: More than 20 charter schools across the state recently presented a petition to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) requesting that it stop collecting and using private information of school children to publicize youth vaccination rates on its website. Diana Herrero, deputy director of the division of disease control…
California Assembly Proposes Data Privacy Law for Workers
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: As reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog: Assembly Bill 1651, or the Workplace Technology Accountability Act, a new bill proposed by California Assembly Member Ash Kalra, would regulate employers and their vendors regarding the use of employee data. Under the bill, data is defined as “any information that identifies,…