Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP writes: Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication recently introduced a new draft of Pakistan’s Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 (the “Bill”) and launched a public consultation regarding the same. The public consultation period will end on May 15, 2020. The Bill, which applies to “any person who processes” or “has control over…
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Senate Passes Surveillance Reauthorization Bill 80-16 — One Stripped Of Almost All Of Its Reforms
Tim Cushing reports: The Senate voted today to give us five more years of pretty much unaltered surveillance. The reauthorization of key spy powers is back on again, after Congressional inaction ran head-on into a global pandemic, allowing these to (briefly) expire. Not that this temporary expiration resulted in any less surveillance. And with this overwhelming vote in…
TikTok Broke Privacy Promises, Children’s Groups Say
Natasha Singer reports: TikTok, the popular app for making and sharing short videos, has flouted an agreement it made with the Federal Trade Commission to protect the privacy of children on the service, a coalition of 20 children’s and consumer groups said on Thursday. Last year, TikTok agreed to make major changes to settle charges that one of its…
Nanny Cam Audio Privacy and Tussle Over Attorney Sanctions Highlight First Livestreamed Pa. High Court Arguments
Max Mitchell reports: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to kick off a blockbuster argument session May 19, and for the first time ever it will be broadcast live online. […] Nanny Cam Audio The justices are set to hear several high-profile criminal matters during the session, including the question of whether audio from a hidden surveillance…