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 Attorney General recently released modified CCPA guidance. While the modified guidance offers additional examples for CCPA compliance and clarifies certain obligations, several open issues and ambiguities still remain. Below are highlights of the changes, and note that written comments are due by February 25, 2020.
Definitions: The modified guidance specify the
ZDNet.com, relying on research by Forrester Research, recently reported that “GDPR enforcement is on fire!” This is likely a foreshadowing of the prevalence of US privacy enforcement proceedings in the near future. Indeed, it appears that if the FTC and AG offices are not able to keep up, plaintiffs in the United States are more