Privacy Law Update: August 8, 2022
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Newsworthy Updates
CJEU Rules on Interpretation of EU GDPR Special Categories of Data
The Court of Justice of the European Union rendered a decision clarifying how indirect disclosure of sexual orientation data is protected under Article 9 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The court explained such data disclosure falls under the special categories of personal data in Article 9 after consulting Article 4(15) provisions for “data concerning health.” TechCrunch reports on how the decision could have wider implications across a variety of online platforms.
How CPOs Can Protect Medical Data Privacy in a Post-Dobbs America
When the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision last month with their decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, it immediately raised the stakes on medical data privacy for individuals and their employers. It also increased the importance of protecting medical data privacy for a wide range of healthcare-related businesses, including: insurers, healthcare providers, and the makers of fitness trackers and wellness apps – and especially fertility tracking apps.
Meta Repeats Why It May Be Forced to Pull Facebook From EU
Meta Platforms Inc. reiterated its warning that it may have no choice but to pull its popular Facebook and Instagram services from the European Union if a new transatlantic data transfer pact doesn’t materialize. Meta could face an imminent data flow ban from Ireland’s data protection watchdog, which oversees a number of Silicon Valley tech giants based in the country, in a decision that risks impeding transatlantic data flows. The Irish Data Protection Commission could issue its decision on a possible ban of EU-US data transfers under so-called standard contractual clauses in the next three months, Meta said in a regulatory filing.
India Nixes Privacy Legislation
India’s government on Wednesday withdrew a data protection and privacy bill which was first proposed in 2019 and had alarmed big technology companies such as Facebook and Google, announcing it was working on a new comprehensive law.
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