On May 4, 2020, the Hungarian Government issued a Decree that suspends, during the COVID-19 created state of emergency, the one-month deadline that controllers have under the GDPR to reply to data subject rights requests. The Decree also allows public entities to refuse or suspend freedom of information (“FOIA”) requests
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Supreme Court Holds Corporations’ Secrets Not Protected By Freedom of Information Act Exemption for “Personal Privacy”
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Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), citizens have a right to obtain documents from federal agencies. However, agencies may withhold documents from request for several reasons, including to protect “personal privacy.” Does the exemption for “personal privacy” protect the privacy of corporations in addition to that of individuals? In…