The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has adopted an Opinion regarding the GDPR and the Draft U.K. adequacy decision made by the European Commission. Read it here →
The Data Protection Authority (DPA) from Luxembourg has published Guidelines on Tracking Company Cars. Full guidelines here →
The EDPB has published a statement regarding the transfer of data between authorities from EU member states and third countries. Read the statement here →
2) Notable Case Law
The Australian Federal Court ruled that Google’s location data settings had been misleading. The case was brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and concerned the collection of location data on Android mobile devices between January 2017 and December 2018. More details here →
An Irish NGO has filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook’s alleged data breach. The company noted that scraping issues had to be addressed. Reported on via TechCrunch →
3) New and Upcoming Legislation
The Washington Privacy Act has until April 25th, 2021 to pass the House of Representatives.
The Florida House Bill 969 was passed by the House of Representatives Commerce Committee, notably moving its date of entry into force to July 2022. Timeline for the Florida House Bill 969 here →
4) Strong Impact Tech: Facial Recognition in Italy
The Italian Garante has issued an opinion regarding the Italian Ministry of Interior’s consideration of using a facial recognition technology called SARI Real-time. The Garante’s Opinion noted that there would be no legal basis to legitimize the use of this technology. The Opinion also noted that the technology would risk leading to a level of mass surveillance in its current form. Read the Opinion (only available in Italian) here →
Other Key information and resources from the past weeks
The official date for Apple’s mobile advertising ID for third parties to become opt-in is April 26th, 2021.
