New legislation, increase in enforcement, and employee privacy news
California looks to increase privacy protection. The Irish DPO begins a cookie crackdown. And H&M has just been accused of violating employee privacy. So, privacy concerns intensify on numerous fronts.
--Susan Raab, Editor
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New CA law could reshape internet privacy rules
Keep an eye on CA's Prop 24
The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (CPREA), also known as Prop 24, looks good for passage in November. If so, impact will extend far beyond the state. Key objectives are increasing protection of sensitive data and geolocation data - and also tripling fines on abuse of youth data.
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Up for a differential privacy game?
NIST issues challenge with cash prizes to protect public safety PII
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched the Differential Privacy Temporal Map Challenge drawing on crowd sourcing to find new ways to protect data from public safety datasets (gathered to issue weather warnings, food recalls, or manage other emergency health needs).
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