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“Maybe prohibiting certain practices such as microtargeting at certain times, I think that’s the debate that we need to have on political ads.”
– Renate Nikolay, Head of Cabinet of Commission Vice-President Jourova.
Top Story: The use of microtargeting for online political advertising could come in for new rules as part of legislation being readied by the European Commission, it has been revealed. Read on for more.
Podcast: This week, we take a look at the Commission’s plans for protecting the future of platform workers in the EU. You’ll hear from Commission representatives on the EU’s future objectives in this field, and we also speak to Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary at European Trade Union Confederation on the need to better protect the workers of the gig economy in Europe.
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Virginia knocked off California’s crown as the only U.S. state to have a comprehensive, general consumer privacy law when Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“
CDPA”) into law on March 2, 2021, unless you count Nevada which we warned you would stay in Vegas. The law takes effect on January 1, 2023, matching the effective date of the California Privacy Rights Act (“
CPRA”).
Here is what in-house counsel should do now to be well-positioned for compliance in 2023:
Figure out how many Virginians’ personal data your organization processes to determine whether the CDPA applies to your organization. As discussed below, the CDPA applies only to certain for-profit entities based on processing thresholds.
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Earlier this year, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) issued additional guidance on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in the area of scientific health research.
In key takeaways from the guidance, the EDPB:
Confirmed that the informed consent that individuals must provide under ethical standards to participate in scientific research (including clinical trials) is to be distinguished from Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR (and, therefore, legal grounds other than consent, provided under Articles 6 and 9, may be relied upon for processing health data);
Confirmed that the processing of personal data for scientific research may rely on Member State law that specifically authorizes such processing, under Art. 9(2)(j);