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China’s Data Privacy Law Poses Challenge for International Companies

eSecurity Planet

Businesses that have spent the past three-plus years adapting to the European Union’s far-reaching data privacy law now have to decide how they will respond to a similar law in China that has been criticized as being more vague in its wording and harsher in its penalties. Spread of Data Privacy Laws. PIPL vs. GDPR.

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GUEST ESSAY: A breakout of how Google, Facebook, Instagram enable third-party snooping

The Last Watchdog

billion apps in 2021 alone, up more than 47 percent since 2018. This increased demand for apps also raises the need for improved data protection measures, which Google took steps to address with the new data safety section they launched in July 2022. percent) of the apps share user data with third parties.

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Mastering the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG-New): A Deep Dive

Centraleyes

On May 25, 2018, Germany entered a new era of data protection. This marked a significant milestone, shaping global data privacy and setting the stage for enhanced regulations within Germany. Which organizations must comply, and how can one avoid infringing German data protection laws?

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The CPRA compliance checklist every business should follow in 2023

CyberSecurity Insiders

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) was passed in November 2020. It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. The main difference is that the GDPR framework focuses on legal bases for data processing.

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New Jersey Privacy Act: What to Expect

Centraleyes

The last couple of years have seen a wave of state privacy law proposals across the United States. As of 2018, only California had passed a comprehensive privacy law. The bill requires a controller to conduct a data protection impact assessment before processing personally identifiable information.

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Colorado’s new law ups need for privacy awareness training

SC Magazine

Jared Polis, at the time Colorado’s governor-elect, speaks at a 2018 election night rally. Governor Polis last week signed the Colorado Privacy Act into law. state to officially pass a comprehensive consumer privacy law. Photo by Rick T. Wilking/Getty Images).

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What happened in privacy in 2022

Malwarebytes

In the wake of a leaked draft of the decision, Federal legislators introduced a new, targeted data privacy bill to protect reproductive health data. Immediately following the decision, countless individuals dropped their current period-tracking apps in search for another app that would promise to better protect their data.