Legal Tech’s Predictions for Privacy in 2021
While the year began with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) going into effect, it ended with a whole new California privacy regulation in the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). And in between—well, with keeping data private as workers moved remote, the Schrems II decision putting cross-border data transfer into flux, and politicians debating social media data, there was a whole lot of talk about other privacy issues.
That talk isn’t likely to die down in 2021. In fact, attorneys and legal technologists alike think that more states and perhaps the U.S. government could visit privacy laws similar to California—though not everybody’s in agreement that’s a sure thing. Here’s what they predict about the future of privacy regulation and more.
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Jennifer Daniels, partner and David Oberly, associate, Blank Rome: “The past two years have seen a trend of state legislatures introducing comprehensive consumer privacy and biometric privacy bills. As the pandemic subsides in 2021, state legislatures will likely resume efforts to put new privacy laws in place. Further, given the accelerating worldwide momentum toward a European standard of privacy, the fact that Schrems II has left U.S. companies uncertain about their ability to receive personal data from the EU, and the prospect of an even more uneven patchwork of state privacy laws, pressure has increased on Congress to pass a federal privacy law. With a willing Biden administration, this may be the year that finally happens.”
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“Legal Tech’s Predictions for Privacy in 2021,” by Zach Warren was published in Legaltech News on December 30, 2020.