Janet MacKenzie, Anne-Marie Allgrove, Kellie Blyth, Elisabeth Dehareng, Ghada El Ehwany, Brian Hengesbaugh, Theo Ling, Paolo Sbuttoni, and Carlos Vela-Trevino of Baker McKenzie write: The pandemic drove home the high value of personal data to the global economy, while also highlighting its vulnerability to abuse and attack. In response, governments around the world, including those…
Category: Laws
A Comprehensive Privacy Law May Be Heading for Massachusetts, And Businesses Should Prepare
This post was originally published on the MassTLC Blog. Get ready: there’s a good chance that comprehensive data privacy legislation is coming to the Commonwealth. If your business is not already compliant with the European Union’s or UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), then you might have some work…
California Bill Aims to Make Tech Firms Liable for Social-Media Addiction in Children
Katie Deighton reports: A pair of California lawmakers introduced a bill that aims to hold technology companies liable for social-media addictions that may affect children. The bill would let parents and guardians sue platforms that they believe addicted children in their care through advertising, push notifications and design features that promote compulsive use, particularly the…
Idaho’s Proposed Abortion Ban Lets Rapists’ Families Profit Off Bounties
Nick Visser reports: An Idaho bill that would allow a pregnant woman’s family members to sue abortion providers also includes a controversial twist. It would allow a rapist’s family members to sue the victim’s doctor under the same proposal, the legislation’s Republican sponsor confirmed this week. The Idaho bill, S.B. 1309, is modeled after Texas’ 6-week abortion…