Aimee Chanthadavong reports: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recommended for loyalty schemes run by the likes of Telstra and the big four banks to improve data practices in its final report into customer loyalty schemes. In calling for broader changes to be made to consumer and privacy laws, the ACCC’s final report…
Category: Laws
Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws
Elizabeth Culliford reports: Twitter Inc is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information about what data advertisers might receive and is launching a site to provide clarity on its data protection efforts, the company said on Monday. The changes, which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020, will comply with the California…
Senate Republicans Push New Privacy Initiative
John D. McKinnon and Ryan Tracy report: Senate Republicans are prepared to support tough new protections for consumer data in hopes of salvaging efforts to adopt a national privacy law, Commerce Committee chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (R., Miss.) said Monday. Of course, their version will preempt stronger state laws. Read more on WSJ. And if…
Democratic Senators Introduce the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act
James Yoon of Covington and Burling writes: On November 26, 2019, a group of Democratic senators introduced the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA). This comprehensive privacy bill—sponsored by Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Ed Markey (D-MA)—would grant individuals broad control over their data, impose new obligations on data processing, and…