Asha Barbarschow reports: The federal government is hoping to “modernise” and “streamline” its use of the data it holds as well as set guidelines on how it shares that data between agencies and with the private and research sectors. An exposure draft of the Data Availability and Transparency Bill 2020 was published this week, with Minister for…
Category: Laws
Portland, Oregon First to Ban Private-Sector Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On September 9, 2020, Portland, Oregon became the first jurisdiction in the country to ban the private-sector use of facial recognition technology in public places within the city, including stores, restaurants and hotels. The city Ordinance was unanimously passed by the Portland City Council and will take effect on January 1, 2021….
European Data Protection Board publishes draft guidelines on the concepts of controller and processor
Yung Shin Van Der Sype and Wim Nauwelaerts of Alston & Bird write: The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) has published draft guidelines on the concepts of controller and processor for public consultation. While its predecessor – the Article 29 Working Party – had issued guidance on the concepts of controller/processor (Opinion 1/2010, WP169) back in…
Here come the Covid Detention Centers
Bill Sardi writes: New York State bill A99 which is now under consideration in the NY State legislature. It allows the state to take an individual “suspected” of being infected or contaminated to a detention center and there compel her or him to receive any medical treatment deemed necessary – including forced vaccination. – See…