Month: October 2020
Third Proposed Revisions to the CCPA: New Illustrative Examples and Minor Changes
On October 12, 2020, the California Attorney General published a third set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act. This follows revisions proposed in February and March 2020 that were largely approved following review by the Office of Administrative Law. As a reminder, the CCPA is in effect […]
CFIUS Rule Puts National Security Spotlight on Investments that Result in Foreign Access to Sensitive Personal Data
Personal data is now a strategic asset under federal regulations. On October 15, 2020, a Final Rule by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) will become effective, imposing new requirements for foreign investment in light of national security risks related to sensitive personal […]
Second Largest GDPR Fine Issued in Germany
On October 1, 2020, the Data Protection Authority of Hamburg (the Hamburg DPA) announced that it had fined a German subsidiary of the clothing retailer H&M (H&M Germany) €35.2 million (approximately US $41 million at the time of writing) for data protection violations relating to the excessive monitoring of “several […]