Happy Data Privacy Day! Data Privacy Day represents a timely opportunity to highlight anticipated significant developments in Canadian privacy law in 2020 that we are monitoring following two major developments from the Government of Canada.
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GDPR, CCPA and beyond: Changes in data privacy laws and enforcement risks to monitor in 2019
This is the Data Protection Report’s eighth blog post in series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA. Stay tuned for additional posts on the CCPA.
With significant enforcement activity and new laws being enacted or proposed since the start of the year, regulators in the EU and the US, several US states, and the US Congress are showing they mean business in terms of data privacy.
To help companies best protect consumer data and remediate enforcement risks, we provide below an overview of the following:
- two noteworthy recent EU and US regulator enforcement actions;
- changes in the US state data privacy law landscape, including the proposal from the California Attorney General’s Office to expand enforcement authority and class action litigation under the California Consumer Privacy Act; and
- US Congress’ consideration of a first-ever comprehensive US federal privacy law.
Amended Colorado bill aims to enhance data privacy laws
As Data Protection Report posted on January 29, 2018, lawmakers in Colorado are considering legislation that, if enacted, would significantly strengthen Colorado’s data privacy protections. On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, an amended bill passed unanimously in Colorado’s House Committee on State, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Data privacy in Turkey
Turkey continues to further develop its data protection regime. Recent developments include publication of a regulation and a guideline focusing on deletion, destruction and anonymization of personal data. These new pieces of legislation provide guidance on the methods to be…
Interactive Guide to Navigating Data Privacy Risks in Vendor Contracts
Expanding on their prior article, Norton Rose Fulbright and the global risk advisory company Willis Towers Watson have created an interactive guide to the legal and insurance-based tools that can be used to manage data privacy risks in vendor…
China data privacy: New guidance to strengthen protection of personal data
China’s guidance on privacy of personal data is set to change in the near future, following the publication of a draft guideline in late 2016. Though a date has not yet been set for the guideline to be finalised, companies…
Identifying and Mitigating Data Privacy Risks in Vendor Contracts
Norton Rose Fulbright has teamed up with the global risk advisory company Willis Towers Watson to help provide their clients with the information they need to manage data privacy risks. In Willis Towers Watson’s Winter 2016 Cyber Claims Brief,…
Norton Rose Fulbright Adds Data Privacy Partner in Hong Kong
Norton Rose Fulbright is pleased to announce that Anna Gamvros, a leading lawyer in outsourcing, privacy and data protection, has joined as partner in Hong Kong.
Gamvros has more than 14 years’ experience working as a technology and privacy lawyer…
Importance of data privacy and transparency in the UK highlighed by Investigatory Powers Tribunal decision
A recent landmark ruling from the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal has highlighted the growing importance the UK courts place on data privacy and transparency. It is the first occasion that the Investigatory Powers Tribunal has upheld part of a complaint…

Testing the tricky apps for privacy and data protection
Dealing with cert pinning and root detection
The privacy area has been white-hot lately, including litigation and investigations involving VPPA; Wiretap/Pen Register/Trap and Trace; and Opt Out Compliance. Furthermore, with the HHS updates on tracking in the HIPAA context, and…