The IAPP released a series of infographics as the California Consumer Privacy Act enforcement begins July 1. The infographics highlight the civil penalties companies can face under the CCPA, and based on a survey conducted in partnership with FairWarning, 50% of IT and privacy professionals have rep...

The substantive provisions of South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act 2013 entered into force July 1. The act aims to promote the protection of personal information processed in South Africa and gives actionable rights to the right to privacy enshrined in the Bill of Rights. In this pi...

South Africa finally has data protection legislation! Although the right to privacy has been enshrined as a fundamental right in the Bill of Rights since 1996, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy Joseph Cannataci said in March South Africa is “about 30 years behind” in implemen...

The IAPP issued another update to its "US State Comprehensive Privacy Law Comparison" chart. The latest iteration of the chart includes Iowa's Right to Be Forgotten Act proposed by State Sen. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa. The Westin Research Center will periodically update this table. If you are aware of a pro...

France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, said it will adhere to the decision made by the country's Council of State, the Conseil d’État, on cookie walls. The Conseil d’État determined the CNIL's ban on cookie walls was not valid. In response to ...