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Autonomous Vehicles – Canada’s Current Legal Framework: Privacy (Part 4)

Data Protection Report

Across the globe, the race is already underway among vehicle manufacturers to develop fully autonomous vehicles (AVs). AVs currently under development make sense of their surroundings and control vehicle operation through data gathered about the outside world. Additionally, since AVs can collect data from multiple sources (e.g.,

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Big California Privacy News: Legislative and Enforcement Updates

Data Matters

As a provider subject to CMIA, mental health apps would be subject to HIPAA-like constraints on their ability to use and share data collected and will have increased litigation exposure, as CMIA includes a private right of action. Monitor social media for comments about data subject rights. .

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MY TAKE: Apple users show strong support for Tim Cook’s privacy war against Mark Zuckerberger

The Last Watchdog

“The second reason for this healthy public debate is that thought leaders in technology are in the best position to implement tools for respecting consumer privacy, such as providing full disclosure about data collection and requiring consent for collection of sensitive personal data. will see profits squeezed.

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Covid-19 Spurs Facial Recognition Tracking, Privacy Fears

Threatpost

The coronavirus pandemic is creating a lucrative market for facial recognition manufacturers. But privacy issues need to be top of mind, tech experts warn.

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FTC Recaps Connected Cars Privacy and Security Workshop

Hunton Privacy

The types of data collected could include aggregate data, non-sensitive personal data and sensitive personal data.

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FTC, privacy, and vendor due diligence—and opt-in consent

Data Protection Report

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released for public comment an administrative complaint and proposed consent agreement with mobile phone manufacturer BLU Products Inc. In November of 2016, reports about the ADUPS collection and sharing of consumer information became public. On April 30, 2018, the U.S. and its owner and president.

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Final California Consumer Privacy Act Amendments Bring Practical Changes (But Your Business May Now Be a California “Data Broker”)

Data Matters

After months of wrangling, the California legislature has finally passed a set of significant amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a sweeping data privacy and security law commonly referred to as “California’s GDPR” (Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation). California’s New Data Broker Registry.

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