Ghada El Ehwany and Kellie Blyth of Baker Mckenzie write: After several years of debate, the Egyptian government has introduced the Republic’s first standalone data protection law, which aims to regulate and protect citizens’ data online. On 15 July 2020, Resolution No. 151 of 2020 (the Law) (available in Arabic here) was published in the…
Category: Laws
Federal Autonomous Vehicle Bill Includes Detailed Privacy, Cybersecurity Requirements
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: U.S Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio), ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. has re-introduced the “Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution Act’’ or the ‘‘SELF DRIVE Act’’ to regulate autonomous vehicles. Key provisions relating to data protection include: Cybersecurity Plan Vehicle…
California Governor Vetoes Genetic Testing Data Disclosure Law
Laura Mahoney reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that would have set state rules for sharing genetic information held by direct-to-consumer testing companies out of concern it could impede reporting of coronavirus test results. The bill (S.B. 980) could interfere with laboratories’ mandatory requirement to report Covid-19 test outcomes to local public…
California Legislature Adopts CCPA Exemption for Information Deidentified in Accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Libbie Canter and Tara Carrier of Covington & Burling write: On September 1, the California legislature passed AB 713, a bill that creates a new healthcare-related exemption under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). All provisions of the bill will take effect immediately to prevent the CCPA from “negatively impact[ing] certain health-related information and…