US court blocks HHS guidance on hospitals' online tracking
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas blocked U.S. Department of Health and Human Services guidance forbidding hospitals to track website visitors, Reuters reports.
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OECD releases report examining children's online digital safety methods
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released a report exploring eight key ways to create digital safety for children through proper design. The components include age verification methods, designing child-focused safety programs and protecting children's data.Full story
Spain's AEPD discusses identity rights
Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, wrote about the concept of personal identity as a right and how governments should consider protecting it while providing identity-related services. The AEPD discussed how standards for documents such as passports can ensure uniform protections across countries.Full story
Data privacy implications of AI smartphone technology
Artificial intelligence technology development in smartphones means companies will need to collect more data from consumers in order to make some of the AI features functional, The New York Times reports.
AI companies allegedly bypass web scraping blockers
Content licensing company TollBit claimed artificial intelligence companies are bypassing website restrictions in order to use web scraping technology on publishers' work without their consent, Reuters reports.
Rhode Island's comprehensive privacy bill marked by omissions
A comprehensive privacy bill cleared the Rhode Island General Assembly 13 June and awaits potential enactment by the governor. The bill, slated to take effect 1 Jan. 2026, is drawing critical reactions from stakeholders for lacking connectivity to provisions found in other comprehensive state privacy laws, including recognition of universal opt-out mechanisms, enhanced children's privacy protections and a definition for personally identifiable information.
New APRA draft released prior to upcoming markup session
Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives released a new version of the draft America Privacy Rights Act containing significant changes. The updated version was expanded to 184 pages, but sections addressing civil rights and algorithms were removed. The draft is scheduled for markup in the full House Energy and Commerce Committee 27 June. IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy has the details.Full story
IAPP CPS 24: Key issues impacting the children's privacy regime in Canada
The current state of Canada's children's privacy laws were a key topic of interest at the IAPP Canada Privacy Symposium 2024. Additionally, presenters and attendees were interested in how the proliferation of artificial intelligence technology may impact these existing issues. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse reports on the major discussion points from Toronto.Full story
EU AI Board holds first meeting on impending regulation
The EU AI Board held its first meeting 19 June to discuss how to set the groundwork for the EU Artificial Intelligence Act's upcoming implementation. Members spoke about how to select a chair for the board, the priorities for the act's implementation and what the strategic vision would entail. The next meeting will be in the fall.
EDPB releases new version of Article 37 Law Enforcement Directive
The European Data Protection Board published formal guidelines for the second version of Article 37 Law Enforcement Directive following a public consultation.