The passing of the EU General Data Protection Regulation was a watershed moment for the privacy profession. The regulation emerged as the first privacy and data protection law that would have bona fide global impact, pushing the discourse of privacy into the mainstream media and elevating privacy ri...

Advances in technology, such as the increase in data mining, the spread of smartphones and tablets, and improvements in internet connectivity, have created a data-rich world where the economic and social value of personal data has increased immensely. The increase in the value of data has spawned a ...

Transparency is a fundamental aspect of the California Consumer Privacy Act. The act creates consumer rights to access data and obligations for businesses to disclose data practices. One of the law’s effects will be increased scrutiny of privacy notices, specifically their details about a business’s...

Businesses that collect, use and disclose children’s personal information are already subject to strict legal requirements. The U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 establishes detailed rules for operators of websites and online services that collect information from children under ...