All posts by Patrick Johnson

ICO Releases ‘Consent or Pay’ Guidance

What happened? The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released updated guidance on ‘consent or pay’ business models. These models present users with a choice to either consent to the processing of their personal data for purposes like personalised advertising in return for access to a product or service, or […]

New European Commission: What Data-Driven Tech Companies Need to Know

This blog post summarizes the key points presented by Cooley lawyers Patrick Van Eecke, Enrique Capdevila and Athina Gaki during the Cooley webinar, “New European Commission: What Data-Driven Tech Companies Need to Know”, part of the CooleyREG Talks (EU) series, “New European Commission, New Economic Regulation for the EU and […]

CPPA Adopts Data Broker Registration Regulations, Begins Delete Act Enforcement

On November 9, 2024, the five-person board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted unanimously to adopt the proposed Data Broker Registration regulations without modifications. The new regulations seek to clarify key provisions of the California Delete Act, which requires data brokers to register with the state of California […]