Santa Clara University professor and privacy law expert Eric Goldman says CCPA enforcement should be delayed.
“The DOJ should relax the July 1, 2020 enforcement date. California has declared a state of emergency and is on indefinite lockdown due to COVID-19. This is not business as usual” – says Goldman.
“These circumstances significantly hamper businesses’
Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner weighs in on data processing under COVID-19:
“There are some circumstances under which organizations may collect, use or disclose personal information without consent, including:
The European Data Protection Supervisor weighs the impact of the COVID-19 on future data protection strategy and fundamental rights.
“Covid-19 is a game changer. Thinking about the EDPS’ strategy for the next five years, we have to look again at our text. Whatever happens in the next few weeks, we know the words will not
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission weighs in on the issue of COVID-19 and data access requests:
“The Data Protection Commission acknowledges the significant impact of the Covid-19 health crisis which may affect organisations’ ability to action GDPR requests from individuals, such as access requests.
While the statutory obligations cannot be waived, should a complaint be made
Coronavirus and Data Protection: New York Department of Financial Services had extended the deadline for compliance with its cybersecurity requirements.
Should enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act be delayed?
The current outbreak of COVID-19 warrants delaying enforcement of California’s new privacy law to January 2021, dozens of organizations say in a letter sent this week to state Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
“Now is not the time to threaten business leaders with premature CCPA enforcement
Coronavirus and Data Protection guidance from the Catalan Data Protection Authority:
The Czech Republic’s Data Protection Authority, Urad pro Ochranu Osobnich Udaju, provides its guidance on GDPR and COVID-19:
Following a series of opinions from individual nations’ Data Protection Authorities, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has issued long-awaited guidance on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation under the strain of a pandemic.
The EDPB does not go into detail regarding legal bases but states that:
The Austrian Data Protection Authority weighs in on Coronavirus and GDPR: