The Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen) published an annual report on the supervision of cookies and similar technologies in 2021, which shows the results of the subject-based supervision of the 100 most visited Danish websites and health websites. In the surveillance conducted, between almost 40 and over 50 percent of the websites violated the cookie rules. In...
PrivacyRules Hong Kong legal member Tanner De Witt informs that on 12 May 2022 the Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) published new guidance on recommended model contractual clauses for cross-border transfers of personal data (“Model Contractual Clauses Guidance”). This supplements prior guidance published by the PCPD on cross-border personal data transfers in...
The US based Shields Health Care Group (SHCG) reported a healthcare cyberattack impacting about 2 million patients who received various kinds of health services at more than 30 locations across New England. SHCG discovered suspicious activity on its network on 28 March 2022, related to access to certain of its systems from March 7 to...
Samantha Hogg-Brandjes, Managing Director of GinjaNinja which is a public relations and crisis communication firm that joined PrivacyRules from South Africa, published an article on ADComm on how to build trust with the power of effective public relations. Samantha explains that distrust is common-place today and businesses need to acknowledge the elephant in the room...
CNIL, the French DPA, has published a Q&A on its website where it clarifies that Google Analytics’ use is not legal without a new deal that would replace the EU-US Privacy Shield. CNIL says that the use of Google’s web analytics tool does not comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Find the Q&A...
Pádraig Walsh, Chairperson of PrivacyRules and representative of our Hong Kong exclusive law firm member, Tanner De Witt, publishes an article on the warning of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on the risks associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The SFC noted that NFTs have risks that are similar to other virtual assets....
PrivacyRules exclusive legal member for Thailand, Paul Crosio from the Silk Legal law firm, publishes an article to stress the importance of updating privacy policies as a result of the Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). The article also highlights comparative elements with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Read the article here.
A team of bipartisan lawmakers unveiled new data privacy legislation that stands to finally . US Representatives Frank Pallone, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Senator Roger Wicker are moving forward a bill entitled the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) to implement a federal set of regulations to protect Americans’ online information. The bill lists...
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