Global Privacy Law Updates In 2022

There have been recent and numerous developments in the global privacy law landscape from a legislative and enforcement perspective. As personal data continues to become an even more substantial component of companies’ business practices, and technology — as well as the malicious actors who seek to exploit such technology grows more sophisticated, there is a need for privacy laws to keep apace to ensure companies can responsibly and efficiently execute their business while effectively safeguarding personal data. A new Advisory discusses several key developments across the world aimed at doing this, including 13 US state legislatures’ introductions of comprehensive data privacy bills; France’s record-breaking fines for violations of rules governing cookie practices; liability for data protection officers in India’s proposed data protection bill; and three updates related to cross-border transfers, including a recent proposal to Turkey’s controversial cross-border transfer regime intended to streamline the flow of data across borders.

 

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