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The Top 12 Ways the CPRA Significantly Increases Privacy Rights

““Version 2.0” of the CCPA — the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) of 2020 aka Proposition 24 […] would be a great win in strengthening privacy rights in California. Here are the top 12 privacy enhancements found in the CPRA: #1 Creates a New Privacy Right — The Right to Limit the Use of Sensitive …

What Privacy Shield organizations should do in the wake of ‘Schrems II’

The Court of Justice of the European Union issued its decision in “Schrems II” that invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield arrangement. “Privacy Shield had served as an approved “adequacy” mechanism to protect cross-border transfers of personal data from the European Union to the United States under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. More than 5,000 …

Nobody reads privacy policies. This senator wants lawmakers to stop pretending we do.

When was the last time you actually read a privacy policy? Most of the time, clicking “I agree” is just a speed bump to getting onto an app or website. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) wants lawmakers to stop pretending like we do. “Nobody reads the small print,” he said. “You end up giving up far …