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Personal Identification Information
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Privacy Matters
Australia: Privacy reform – consultation draft outlines proposed next steps
By Sarah Birkett, Clarissa Kwee
A consultation draft has been published outlining a number of major reforms to the Australian privacy framework. If implemented in its current form, the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill…
WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
Washington Attorney General Publishes First Data Privacy Report
By WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Lawyers
On August 14, 2026, Washington Attorney General (AG) Nick Brown released the state’s first-ever Data Privacy Report (the “Report”). The Report examines how the modern data economy incentivizes the collection…
Privacy World
China Introduces Simplified Personal Information Protection Regime for Small-Scale Personal Information Handlers
By Lindsay Zhu, Haowen Xu
On July 22, 2026, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the Provisions on Simplified Measures for Personal Information Protection by Small-Scale Personal…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
California Privacy Regulator Puts Delivery and Transportation Apps Under the Microscope
California’s privacy regulator has launched its first-ever audit, signaling a new phase of active oversight under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendments. The California Privacy Protection Agency…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
New DROP Requirements Raise the Stakes for Data Brokers Handling Californians’ Personal Information
California’s SB 361 expands California’s Delete Act and will soon require registered data brokers to regularly check California’s data deletion database, known as DROP, to determine whether a California consumer…
Substance Law Blog
Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (PPCDA)
Canada's Federal Personal Privacy Law Is Changing Canada is once again overhauling its private-sector privacy regime. On June 15, 2026, the federal government introduced Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and…
The Korean Law Blog
Korean Supreme Court: Use of Lawfully Collected Personal Information in Civil Complaint May Constitute a Justifiable Act under the Personal Information Protection Act
By Sean Hayes
With much uncertainty in requirements of data processors under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), the Supreme Court of Korea held that the use of another person’s lawfully collected name…
Bright Law Blog
Privacy update June 2026
The Australian Privacy Commissioner’s recent activity includes: consultation on Guidance for Transparency in Automated Decision Making, updating its Chapter 3 Australian Privacy Principles guidelines on the collection of personal information…
The Korean Law Blog
Definition of Personal Information Processor under Korean PIPA
By Sean Hayes
The Supreme Court of Korea ruled that a person who obtains personal information through fraudulent or deceptive means and uses it for business purposes is also a “personal information processor”…
Michael Geist Blog
Going Through the Motions: How Parliament Is Shutting Down Study and Debate on Political Party Privacy
Since the Carney government took power, it has shown an odd pre-occupation with preserving the power of federal political parties to use the personal information of millions of Canadians under…