The French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) announced on 17 November 2022 that they issued a fine of 800,000 euros on 10 November 2022 against Discord, Inc., for failure to comply with several GDPR obligations, particularly the data retention periods and security of personal data.
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On 17 January 2023, the CNIL announced that it issued a fine of 3 million euros on the company Voodoo, which publishes video games for smartphones, for using the technical identifier IDFV for advertising without the user's consent.
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Most of the recent discourse around TikTok, a popular video sharing app, is accompanied by headlines like “FBI Director Says TikTok is a threat to National Security,” but a new study released in January 2023 suggests that statement may be misleading.
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With an ever growing interest in the protection of biometric information, laws that protect biometric information are now getting their time to shine. Perhaps, none has garnered more attention and has had a greater impact recently than the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
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In August 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought enforcement actions against data broker Kochava.
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State privacy legislation won’t slow down in 2023. Let’s look at what’s ahead in several states.
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As the year comes to an end, it is time to examine which California privacy legislation was signed into law and which failed to pass.
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On November 21, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a comment to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its Advance notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security.
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On September 15, 2022, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA) was signed into law. The CAADCA recognizes that "children need special safeguard[s] and care in all aspects of their lives."
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On January 27, 2023, California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep focusing on businesses with mobile apps that fail to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
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