Libbie Canter and Andrew Longhi of Covington and Burling write: At its December 8 board meeting, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) voted to advance a legislative proposal that would require vendors of web browsers to include a feature that would allow consumers to exercise data subject rights through opt-out preference signals. Regulations promulgated under…
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Texas and Oregon Adopt New Rules for Data Broker Laws
Kirk J. Nahra, Ali A. Jessani, and Samuel Kane of WilmerHale write: Earlier this year, Texas and Oregon each passed a data broker registration law, joining California and Vermont to double the number of states that have enacted such legislation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2105 into law on June 18, 2023 and the Office of…
Debate over US surveillance powers pushed into 2024
Martin Matishak reports: Congress will wait until next year to debate the future of a key surveillance program after the House on Thursday approved a four-month extension of its legal authority. Lawmakers voted 310-118 to clear an $886 billion defense policy bill that included a temporary renewal until April 19 of federal powers to conduct…
Complying with DPDP 2023
Diwakar Dayal reports:Complying with DPDP 2023 Since 2017, India has worked on developing its own laws on the right to privacy. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, India’s version of Europe’s GDPR, gives Indian citizens the right to protect their own data. In August of this year, both the lower and upper houses of…