Littler Mendelson writes: Governors and public health officials across the country implemented stringent mitigation measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19. As COVID-19 case rates fluctuate, face coverings remain popular as a preventative measure. Numerous jurisdictions have encouraged—or mandated—citizens to wear face coverings when out in public, especially when social distancing cannot be maintained…
Category: Laws
India’s Draft Data Protection Bill Moves Closer to Passage
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: Stephen Mathias from Kochhar & Co. reports that on December 16, 2021, the Indian Joint Parliamentary Committee (the “JPC”) submitted its report on India’s draft Data Protection Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill is now likely to be passed by Parliament in its next session, beginning in February 2022, and likely will…
Cookies: the CNIL sanctions GOOGLE up to 150 million euros and FACEBOOK up to 60 million euros for non-compliance with the law
The following is a Google machine translation of a CNIL press release: The restricted formation, body of the CNIL responsible for pronouncing sanctions, noted, following checks, that the websites facebook.com, google.fr and youtube.com offer a button to immediately accept cookies. On the other hand, they do not set up an equivalent solution (button or other) to…
Senator Wyden Wants ‘Tough Regulations’ On Facebook, Touts Proposed ‘Do Not Track’ Law
Wendy Davis reports: Senator Ron Wyden on Tuesday called for a national privacy law that would include “tough regulations” on Facebook’s ability to harvest data about its users. “It is past time for a federal data privacy law,” the Oregon Democrat said at an online video conference during which advocacy groups petitioned for new legislation. Read more…