Alexander Berengaut and Jadzia Pierce of Covington and Burling write: On March 12, 2020, Washington’s state legislature passed SB 6280, a bill that will regulate state and local government agencies’ use of facial recognition services (“FRS’s”). The bill aims to create a legal framework by which agencies may use FRS’s to the benefit of society (for…
Category: Laws
Asia: Regional comparison of data privacy laws
Asia Business Law Journal has published a regional comparison of data privacy laws that includes India, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. You can read it here.
Coronavirus and Data Protection: Europe’s Data Protection Authorities’ Views
Hogan Lovells Chronicle of Data Protection has compiled guidance from various data protection authorities. You can access it here (pdf). As they explain: The different emphasis among the data protection authorities’ views – which can be categorized as restrictive, neutral or permissible – suggests that the right approach must lie in finding a balanced middle…
Senate Punts FISA Reform Bill For At Least 77 Days
Mike Masnick writes: Last week, we were perplexed as to why House Democrats had agreed to an extension of NSA/FBI surveillance powers for a President they keep insisting is incompetent and vindictive against anyone he dislikes. At the same time, we couldn’t figure out why Republicans were so keen to support it at the same time…