Laura Hautala reports: California voters Tuesday approved a ballot measure that aims to beef up consumer privacy protections, according to unofficial returns published by the state’s Secretary of State. Prop. 24’s proponents said the initiative will close a loophole in the state’s current privacy law that lets major tech companies keep targeting ads with user data, even when users opted…
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Michigan Passes Warrant Requirement for Electronic Data Searches
Alex Ebert reports: Michigan voters approved a state constitutional amendment that will require state and local law enforcement officers to get a warrant before searching through suspects’ electronic data. Read more on Bloomberg Law.
NZ: Privacy Act 2020 comes into effect on December 1
The New Zealand privacy commissioner’s office reminds us all that NZ’s privacy law has changed. Get ready: The Privacy Act 2020 introduces greater protections for individuals and some new obligations for businesses and organisations. The changes include the requirement to report serious privacy breaches to the Privacy Commissioner and to affected people. The Privacy Commissioner…
Scottish Bill Would Criminalize ‘Hate Speech’ in Private Homes
Mairead McArdle reports: A controversial bill making its way through Scotland’s Parliament would criminalize hate speech even if the offending words were uttered in someone’s private home. Members of the Scottish Parliament questioned Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf for the first time on Tuesday about the Hate Crime and Public Order Bill, which would establish a new crime, “stirring up…