Dan Cooper and Stacy Young of Covington and Burling report: On February 14, 2021, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”), one of two significant financial services free zones in the United Arab Emirates, enacted its new Data Protection Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”). The Regulations will come into force and replace the current Data Protection Regulations 2015 following…
Category: Laws
Utah House Passes Bill to Further Limit Warrantless Collection of Electronic Data
More positive news out of Utah this week. Mike Maharrey explains: … the Utah House unanimously passed a bill that would require police to get a warrant before accessing data transmitted through an electronic communication service. The proposed law would not only increase privacy protections in Utah; it will also hinder the expansion of the…
Nonprofit Privacy Legislation Could Hide Political Donors, Watchdog Group Says
Seth Tupper reports: A watchdog group says legislation presented by Gov. Kristi Noem as a nonprofit protection effort could hide political contributions. Noem sent her lawyer, Mark Miller, to testify on the bill during legislative committee hearings. Read more about some proposed bills and the response/concerns by the Campaign Legal Center on SDPB.
CBP Re-opens Comment Period on Proposed Rule for Biometric Entry/Exit Program
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is required by various congressional and presidential mandates to implement a biometric entry/exit system. As part of our ongoing efforts to safeguard the Nation’s border and facilitate legitimate travel and trade, CBP published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on November 19, 2020, which proposes that all…