Episode 127 — May 2023 Data Privacy News: Biggest fine in GDPR history and 2 U.S. States adopt codes
Frost Brown Todd PodcastShow Notes
Get the latest on data privacy news from May 2023. Meta is fined about $1.3 billion for transferring European personal data to the States. But what’s underneath this record fine? What does it mean for how personal data rules are enforced in the EU? Are EU standard contractual clauses no longer a safe harbor for trans-Atlantic business? Washington adopts a data privacy law for health data. Will this be copied by other states as part of the ebb and flow since Roe v. Wade’s overturning? Texas adopts a comprehensive data privacy code. How does it differ from other states with personal data privacy statutes? What does it portend as this mega-state becomes the tenth state to adopt an overall approach to personal data privacy? Tune in to Episode 127 to join the conversation.
Time stamps:
00:14 — Meta fined by Ireland 09:10 — Washington State’s new data privacy law 15:00 — Texas’s new data privacy code
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