Natasha Lomas reports: Use of Google Analytics has now been found to breach European Union privacy laws in France — after a similar decision was reached in Austria last month. The French data protection watchdog, the CNIL, said today that an unnamed local website’s use of Google Analytics is non-compliant with the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)…
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Colorado to Adopt Privacy Act Regulations in 2023
Odia Kagan of FoxRothschild writes: In prepared remarks last week, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser explained the expected rulemaking process for the state’s new privacy act. Here is how it should work: Q2 2022: Public consultation: “Over the next few months, we look forward to hearing from Colorado consumers, businesses, and other stakeholders. During this…
Mass. lawmakers advance digital privacy bill
Pranshu Verma reports: Massachusetts state lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a digital privacy bill that would give residents more control over their online personal information. The legislation could spark a debate over digital privacy rights and alter how businesses use and profit from such data. The legislation, called the Massachusetts Information Privacy and Security Act, passed…
Consumer Reports and EPIC release paper calling on the Federal Trade Commission to pursue a privacy rulemaking
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) today released a white paper that provides a detailed roadmap for how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should issue privacy rules under its unfair practices authority. Justin Brookman, director of technology policy at Consumer Reports, said, “We have been waiting decades for Congress to provide baseline…