In this corner, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC):
“Facebook has repeatedly violated its privacy promises,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The company’s recklessness has put young users at risk, and Facebook needs to answer for its failures.”
In that corner, Meta (formerly, Facebook):
Meta head of communications Andy
With all that has happened this year, most of us can’t wait until 2020 is in the rear view mirror. The end of 2020, however, marks the end of the transition period provided, post-Brexit, to allow time for UK businesses and organizations that rely on international data flows, target European customers or operate inside the
The number of actions to enforce the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) against a wide range of companies continues to rise. Germany, a country where privacy enjoys strong legal protection, is establishing itself as a favorite jurisdiction for enforcement of the GDPR. And, not surprisingly, Facebook is one of the companies in the
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA is front page news, and rightfully so. While the major focus has been, and continues to be, on the CCPA, another piece of legislation went into effect on January 1, 2020, which deserves attention.