An OpEd by Cameron F. Kerry begins: Comprehensive information privacy legislation got off to a promising start in the 116th Congress, but even though key Senate and House leaders on both sides have worked to find bipartisan consensus, they have stalled over a few pivotal and more polarized issues. No issue is more polarized than whether…
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S. Korea walks a fine line between coronavirus tracing, privacy breach
Kim Arin reports: Being confirmed with COVID-19 in South Korea means giving up autonomy over your personal data. Once you are diagnosed, local officials have the authority to look through your cellphone, credit card history and closed-circuit camera recordings of recent visits in a process known as contact tracing. […] Starting Wednesday, people wishing to…
This Won’t Hurt a Bit: Employee Temperature and Health Screenings – A List of Statewide Orders, as of June 8, 2020
From the law firm of Littler Mendelson: Governors and public health officials across the country have implemented stringent measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19, such as safer at home and face covering mandates. Some jurisdictions also require employers to screen the health of employees, often as they begin a shift. These health screening…
With Less Than One Month Until Enforcement Begins, CCPA Regulations Give Businesses a To-Do List
Rachel R. Marmor and Emily Bruemmer of Davis Wright Tremaine note that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed the final proposed regulation for administrative review of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on Monday. I’ve pulled out some of their post about new compliance requirements for entities: Regulations Add New Compliance Tasks Spanning 29 pages, the regulations…