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Half a million of us want to donate our data to British science, but it’s languishing unused because of privacy fears | Polly Toynbee

The Guardian Data Protection

Data supplied to Biobank is not for sale, it’s not for trivial or suspect use, it’s for the good of humankind – and yet I had to jump through hoops to offer it I delight in messages from UK Biobank , making me feel useful for minimal effort.

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Beyond FERPA: The California Consumer Privacy Act’s New Rules for Privacy in the Education Sector

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

The CCPA will become effective January of 2020 and may impact companies in the education sector, including the larger education technology companies. If an educational entity meets the threshold requirements below or it processes information on behalf of such an entity, it should prepare for CCPA implementation by January 2020.

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Indiana Likely to Become Seventh State to Enact a Comprehensive State Privacy Law

Hunton Privacy

The bill also contains a number of exemptions, including exceptions for financial institutions, affiliates, and data subject to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, covered entities and business associates under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education.

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Texas enacts comprehensive privacy law

Data Protection Report

The new law has exclusions for Gramm-Leach-Bliley-covered financial institutions, HIPAA-covered covered entities and business associates, non-profits, institutes of higher education, and electric utilities, power generation companies, and retail electric providers. A similar requirement applies with respect to the sale of biometric data.

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US: Virginia passes comprehensive consumer data protection law

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

control or process personal data of at least 25,000 consumers and derive over 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data. The VCDPA applies to entities that conduct business in Virginia or produce products or services that are targeted to residents of Virginia (“consumers”) and that. Key provisions.

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SEC Announces 2022 Examination Priorities: Private Funds, ESG, Retail, Cyber, Digital Assets Top the List

Data Matters

fractional shares, “finfluencers,” or digital engagement practices); and whether operations and controls in place are consistent with disclosures made and advice and recommendations are consistent with investors’ investment strategies; custody arrangements for crypto-assets; and the offer, sale, recommendation, advice, and trading of crypto-assets.

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How to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

3) The right of Californians to say no to the sale of PI. Also, entities under the CCPA must post a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link on their websites allowing consumers to easily exercise their right of opting-out. (4) 5) The right of Californians to equal service and price, even if they exercise their privacy rights.

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