EPIC presented the 2020 International Privacy Champion Awards to Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, former President of the French Data Protection Agency (the "CNIL") and British journalist Carole Cadwalladr. EPIC President Marc Rotenberg drew attention to Falque-Pierrotin's "dedication and determination" which have "given force to the right to privacy." Rotenberg cited Cadwalladr's reporting on the Cambridge Analytica data breach, which has made clear "the deep connection between data protection and the protection of democratic institutions." The ceremony took place at the annual conference on Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection in Brussels, Belgium. The 2020 EPIC Champion of Freedom Awards will be held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on June 3, 2020. PRESS RELEASE
None of Your Business, the privacy NGO established by Max Schrems, has launched a new resource for those following European privacy law. GDPRhub provides summaries of decisions by national Data Protection Agencies and courts concerning the GDPR. This database offers insight into key debates on the interpretation of contentious GDPR issues. A second database, "GDPR Knowledge," offers commentaries on GDPR and DPA profiles across the EU. NOYB is also publishing GDPRtoday, which provides a "quick overview of all national decisions of the past days from all across Europe." EPIC provides the text of the GDPR in the 2020 Privacy Law Sourcebook available at the EPIC Bookstore.
A new Pew Research poll finds that 41% of Americans say it is acceptable for makers of fitness trackers to disclose users' data to medical researchers, while 35% believe this is an unacceptable practice and 22% are unsure. The study also found that white adults (39%) are more likely than those who are black (31%) or Hispanic (26%) to see disclosure of this data as unacceptable. EPIC told Congress that the Federal Trade Commission must block Google's plan to acquire Fitbit and that merger review must consider data protection. EPIC maintains an extensive page on Privacy and Public Opinion which shows consistent support among Americans for stronger privacy laws. EPIC advocates for comprehensive privacy legislation and the establishment of a U.S. data protection agency.
