On September 9, Senator Reuven Carlyle (D-WA) presented an updated draft of the Washington Privacy Act (WPA), suggesting that the WPA will be up for consideration in Washington State’s 2021 legislative session. The next legislative session is scheduled to convene on January 11, 2021, at which point the fate of the WPA will again be
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Recent developments concerning Brazil’s General Data Protection Law
In August 2018, Brazil passed its General Data Protection Law (LGPD), which could become effective as soon as September 16, 2020. Now is the time for organizations that collect personal data of individuals in Brazil or process personal data in Brazil to assess their processing activities and consider how to comply with the new law,…
Notice and consent requirements for security footage and biometric data collection
It is natural for businesses to be concerned about the security of their premises and to explore new technologies that can help mitigate health and safety risks related to that security. As retailers get back to business in the United States, the laws implicating biometrics and the increase in use cases for biometric technologies have…