Senate Commerce Revisits Privacy In Light of Legislative Proposals

On December 4, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee held a hearing titled ”Examining Legislative Proposals to Protect Consumer Data Privacy” a week after two competing proposals were released: the “United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019“ (CDPA) and the “Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act“ (COPRA) (S.2968). Chair Roger Wicker (R-MS) stated “[f]or … Continue reading Senate Commerce Revisits Privacy In Light of Legislative Proposals →

Privacy Bill A Week: United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019

The majority staff of the Senate Commerce Committee circulated the “United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019” (CDPA), a draft data privacy bill days after Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and her cosponsors released the “Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act“ (COPRA) (S.2968) (See here for more analysis). Of course, these competing proposals came before … Continue reading Privacy Bill A Week: United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019 →

Privacy Bill A Week: Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act

Yesterday, we posted the political backdrop for the introduction of the “Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act“ (COPRA). Today, let's turn to the substance of the bill. Under COPRA, entities covered by the new requirements is a broad class simply defined as those already subject to the FTC Act and “process[] or transfer[] covered data.” The … Continue reading Privacy Bill A Week: Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act →

Senate Commerce Democrats Unveil Privacy Bill

The last bill we examined on privacy and data security was Representatives Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Zoe Lofgren’s (D-CA) the “Online Privacy Act of 2019” (H.R. 4978), a long, comprehensive bill that has little chance of being enacted as it is. Another such bill has been introduced by Senate Democratic stakeholders that takes a comprehensive … Continue reading Senate Commerce Democrats Unveil Privacy Bill →

Federal Court Rules Against Suspicionless Searches At Border and In Airports

A U.S. District Court held that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) current practices for searches of smartphones and computers at the U.S. border are unconstitutional and the agency must have reasonable suspicion before conducting such a search. However, the Court declined the plaintiffs’ request that the information … Continue reading Federal Court Rules Against Suspicionless Searches At Border and In Airports →

House Judiciary Committee Continues Its Antitrust Examination

The House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Subcommittee continued its series of hearings titled “Online Platforms and Market Power” with an examination of the agencies charged with enforcing federal antitrust laws: the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Subcommittee Chair David Cicilline (D-RI) said the U.S. is experiencing a … Continue reading House Judiciary Committee Continues Its Antitrust Examination →

A Privacy Bill A Week: Online Privacy Act of 2019

Last week, we dived into the last White House on privacy, the discussion draft of the “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015“ released by the Obama Administration. This bill was released in conjunction with a report on privacy issues and then proceeded to go nowhere as there was scant appetite on Capitol Hill … Continue reading A Privacy Bill A Week: Online Privacy Act of 2019 →

ACCC Charges Google With Violations Of Consumer Laws Over Android Location Settings

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced a legal action against Google “alleging they engaged in misleading conduct and made false or misleading representations to consumers about the personal location data Google collects, keeps and uses” according to the agency’s press release. In its initial filing, the ACCC is claiming that Google mislead and … Continue reading ACCC Charges Google With Violations Of Consumer Laws Over Android Location Settings →