With more and more schools unfortunately deciding to put students under video surveillance in the name of alleged security, it might be smart for parents to know more about who can access those videos and under what conditions. Rick Wagner reports: Should a parent have the right to view a public school surveillance photo or…
Category: Laws
GDPR: Can a company share personal data in response to a non-compulsory document request from a government agency?
It depends. The GDPR prohibits a controller from “processing” personal data unless one of six situations, or permissible purposes, applies. As the GDPR defines processing to include the “disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise . . .” of personal data, prior to sharing personal data with a government agency, a controller should determine which, if…
Processor or Controller? It Really Depends
Rebecca Mackin of Sheppard Mullin writes: The European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor recently issued a joint opinion on the processing of personal data and the role of the European Commission within the eHealth Digital Health Service Infrastructure. As background, the eHealth Network is a network of eHealth authorities designated by…
California privacy law sets national agenda as federal talks fizzle
Katy Murphy reports: California is taking center stage, with a federal data privacy deal sputtering in Washington, in the battle over how companies handle consumer data — a familiar role for the giant state with a long history of compelling industry changes. Just months before the state’s new privacy law is set to take effect,…