James Denvil and Arielle Brown of Hogan Lovell write: Get ready for the changing scope of “personal information.” The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) amends the definition of “personal information” set forth in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) by introducing a new category of “sensitive personal information” and expanding the carve out for publicly…
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Police Chief Demands Holes In Encryption Because Some Cops Decided To Participate In The DC Insurrection
Tim Cushing writes: As more evidence comes to light showing a disturbing amount of law enforcement participation in the January 6th attack on the Capitol, police departments around the nation are finally being forced to face something they’ve ignored for far too long. The law enforcement officers who participated in the insurrection attacked officers attempting to defend the building, or, at…
Germany Publishes New Draft Rules for Cookies and Similar Technologies
Moritz Hüsch, Kristof Van Quathem, Ulrike Elteste, and Anna Oberschelp de Meneses of Covington and Burling write: On January 12, 2021, the German Ministry for the Economy and Energy released a new draft Law on Data Protection and the Protection of Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia (“TTDSG” or “draft law”). If enacted, the draft law will replace…
EPIC to Maryland Legislators: Enact Biometric Privacy Law
From EPIC.org: EPIC Senior Counsel Jeramie Scott testified today to Senate and House Committees of the Maryland General Assembly in support of legislation protecting biometric information privacy. HB218 and SB16 are modeled after the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Passed in 2008, BIPA has been referred to as one of the most effective and important privacy laws in America. “Unlike a password or account…