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UK Government sets out proposals to shake up UK data protection laws

Data Protection Report

On 10 September 2021, the UK Government published its consultation paper on proposals to reform the UK’s data protection regime. The deadline for responding to the consultation is 19 November 2021. On legitimate interests, the Government proposes disapplying the legitimate interest balancing test for certain activities.

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Predictions 2021: Disinformation, SPACs, Africa, Facebook, and a Return to Tech Optimism

John Battelle's Searchblog

But I’m convinced 2021 will be the year we all realize that our media/information ecosystem is broken – with disinformation, propaganda, and brazen falsehood its most pernicious externality. But in 2021, the good ship Facebook will start taking on serious water. A free and open democratic economy can’t run on b t.

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

*This article first appeared on Judicature in Summer 2021. With the proliferation of social media platforms and other new technologies has come a renewed legal focus on privacy. Could a party, for instance, decline to produce, review, or even collect certain types of data due to privacy concerns? In this essay, Robert D.

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California Privacy Law Overhaul – Proposition 24 Passes

Data Matters

The results are in, and California voters have approved the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which was listed on the ballot as Proposition 24. Even so, with these and other new requirements, the CPRA does not go as far as some consumer privacy advocates had hoped it would. A Closer Look at Key CPRA Provisions.

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C-11 – The act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act: Five top measures to get ready

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Chantal Bernier, National Practice Leader, Privacy and Cybersecurity, Dentons Canada LLP Former Interim Privacy Commissioner of Canada. It will apply to all businesses across Canada, except to provincial businesses in Alberta, British Columbia and Québec where provincial privacy laws apply to the private sector. .

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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging best practices and an open standard to protect corporate data

The Last Watchdog

As just one measure, the number of data breaches in the first nine months of 2021 exceeded all those in 2020, a new record. Evolving privacy regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) mean ongoing headaches for cybersecurity, compliance and risk management teams.

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China: Navigating China episode 17: China’s Draft Privacy and Security Laws – second drafts clarify compliance steps for businesses

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

This reflects a general move in China towards encouraging responsible self-governance by online businesses for their data protection compliance, rather than simply relying on regulator enforcement. Consultations on the second drafts of both the Draft PIPL and the Draft DSL are open until late May 2021.