Greetings from Brussels! The Belgian Data Protection Authority by all accounts seems to be particularly active of late on the European landscape. You may recall earlier in October I wrote about their appearance before the CJEU seeking guidance on Facebook’s challenge to its territorial competence r...

NOYB filed a complaint with Austria's Data Protection Authority against Wizz Air for alleged violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The nonprofit group claims the airline failed to fulfill a request made by an Austrian passenger to change her surname and email address despite makin...

The Philippines' National Privacy Commission released guidance for processing personal data for loan-related transactions, notably prohibiting the harvesting of debtors' personal information. The guidance carries a specific focus on limiting the collection of phone data by online lending application...

In the flurry of bills relating to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA),[1] the California Legislature also enacted a new law effective January 1, 2020, according to which data brokers must register with the California attorney general by January 31, 2020. With the new law, California follows ...

No doubt, privacy is front and center in the state of California in 2020. Earlier this year, the California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect, the state attorney general issued final regulations for the CCPA, and residents are poised to vote on a new ballot initiative — the California Privacy Ri...