Liisa Thomas & Snehal Desai of SheppardMullin write: In this remote era, companies are increasingly being approached by their business teams with ideas about products and services that involve video or audio recordings of their consumers. It may also involve letting people manipulate photos of themselves. Sometimes, those recordings and pictures are of children. Content…
Category: Laws
Only 17 out of 54 African states have data privacy laws
Admire Moyo reports: African countries are lagging in enacting data protection laws, leaving citizens vulnerable to cyber attacks. That was the word from Susi du Preez, an independent security expert, speaking yesterday during the ITWeb Security Summit 2020, which was hosted virtually. Comparing the pros and cons of data protection and privacy legislation and the need for…
CCPA Final Regulations, with a Few Unexpected Changes
Alan L. Friel, Jeewon Serrato, Stanton Burke, Kyle R. Fath, Taylor A. Bloom and Catrina Wang of BakerHostetler write: On Friday, August 14, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced approval by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) of final regulations (Final Regs) under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Proposed final regulations were submitted to the…
British Columbia privacy laws outdated, lawmakers told
Jeremy Hainsworth reports: B.C.’s privacy laws are out of date, out of step with international legislation and in need of reform, the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) and BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) have told lawmakers. “More than ever, personal information is being collected and stored in exponential amounts, processed in advanced…