Thanks to Ben Isaacson for sharing his insights on the key provisions of the final CCPA Regs as it relates to the Adtech industry. He discusses the benefits and pitfalls of using cookie consent banners, the importance of carefully reviewing your contractual language, changes to record-keeping requirements and much more. Watch this mini recording to learn […]
News: EU-US Privacy Shield has been invalidated
Companies have a new puzzle to solve. First, stay cool. We will figure this out and find a way through! We are all in the same boat and as with all matters of complicated data protection law, compliance is doable. Here is a quick update on the decision. In the much-anticipated opinion from the Court […]
Video: The Role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Recent decision by Belgium Regulator offers insight into the role of the DPO The role of the Data Protection Officer continues to cause organizations a great deal of confusion. Where should the role be placed? What are the appropriate responsibilities? What is a “conflict of interest” in this context? Listen to Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, senior counsel […]
News: New Zealand Passes Privacy Bill
If you are doing business in New Zealand, you will want to pay attention to the Privacy Bill. The Privacy Act 2020 passed with unanimous support. The new Act replaces the 27-year-old Privacy Act 1993. Many of the changes are based on recommendations from a comprehensive 2011 review of New Zealand’s privacy laws. “The new […]
News: CCPA and Session Cookies
The California AG’s comments are a departure from Global Regulators on the treatment of Session Cookies under the CCPA. In the lead up to the publication of the Final Regulations, the AG entertained 1000’s of comments. Many commenters asked about whether “session cookies” were personal information. “Exempt session cookies from CCPA’s definition of ‘unique personal […]
News: CCPA and IP Addresses
Continued confusion about how to treat IP addresses under the CCPA The California State Attorney General submitted final proposed regulations under the CCPA Regulations on June 2, accompanied by a Statement of Reasons over 500 pages long. Some of you will remember that in the first modification to the Proposed Regs, there was an example […]
Video: EDPB Guidelines on Consent
Latest guidelines on consent from the European Data Protection Board In BlueSky Privacy’s mini-video series, hear Paul Breitbarth, director of EU Policy and Strategy at TrustArc, give an overview of the EDPB’s updated guidance on consent. Watch the video here.