The French DPA (CNIL) fined the DEDALUS BIOLOGY company with a fine of €1.5m for security flaws that led to the leak of medical data of nearly half a million patients. Since the 24th of February 2021, the CNIL carried out several checks in the medical sector, including against the company DEDALUS BIOLOGY which markets...
The Connecticut Senate has voted unanimously to pass a consumer privacy bill which is generally modelled on the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) of 2021 with some differences such as providing for greater children’s data privacy rights. The bill will now be submitted to the House of Connecticut. Find the bill here.
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published its 2021 Annual Report which provides an overview of the EDPS’ supervisory activities that contribute to shaping Europe’s digital future. In particular, the Annual Report 2021 includes the EDPS’ work on international transfers of personal data; on COVID-19; on the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice; as well...
The US Ninth Circuit of Appeals declared legal the web scraping of personal information from users’ public profiles. The case was brought in by LinkedIn to stop rival companies from such practice. The Supreme Court received the case in 2021 and sent it back to the Ninth Circuit of Appeals for review. The Court of...
Stephen Bonner, UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Executive Director of Regulatory Futures and Innovation stated that the ICO welcomes the “news of Google’s revised approach to cookie consent. It’s a change we’ve been seeking through our ongoing discussions with Google and broader adtech work. The new ‘reject all’ option gives consumers greater control and balance...
Fitch reports that cyber insurance sees rapid premium growth and contemporarily declining loss ratios, representing the fastest growing segment in the US. In 2021, the standalone and packaged cyber statutory direct written premiums increased by a staggering 74% in 2021 to nearly $5 billion compared with 9% growth for the property/casualty (P/C) industry overall. Find...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) have published a report entitled “The promise of TradeTech: Policy approaches to harness trade digitalization”. Since emerging technologies and digitalization are changing trade at a speed much faster than before, they lead to both opportunities and challenges. According to the report, as TradeTech adoption...
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