The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority issued its Q2/Q3 report on implementation of commitments made by Google related to its Privacy Sandbox initiative. The latest report indicated Google has complied with prior commitments made to avoid designing and applying sandbox tools "which discriminates in favour of its advertising businesses," and the U.K.
Corporate law firm Gunster agreed to pay USD8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over a data breach that impacted approximately 10,000 clients and employees, Reuters reports. The cyberattack on the law firm allegedly exposed sensitive personally identifiable information after a malicious actor obtained access to the firm's file management system.Full story
BBC News reports on growing privacy issues around genetic testing companies' data handling. DNA testing company Atlas Biomed allegedly closed, leaving consumers to question what happened to their sensitive genetic data. The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office said it received complaints that the company did not inform users of its data deletion process or provide information about how consumer information was handled after the company ceased trading.Full story
Netherlands' data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, released its final recommendations on how companies, governments and other entities should govern AI. The agency and the National Inspectorate for Digital Infrastructure plan to meet 18 Nov. to discuss the final rules and take questions from stakeholders.Full story
The International Network for Digital Regulation Cooperation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development discussed how their domains interact and how to work more closely together on regulatory issues around technologies and digital innovation. The INDRC network is comprised of regulators from Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands and the U.K.Full story
Period tracking app Clue said it will not share health data with the U.S. government after consumers raised concerns about potential government monitoring of women's health information, Newsweek reports. Clue said in a social media statement it has "never and will never disclose any member's private health data to any authority. If we are ever subpoenaed, we will not comply."Full story
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, held a four-year anniversary celebration 6 Nov.
Republican members of the U.S. House are urging the Federal Trade Commission to stop certain enforcement efforts until President-elect Donald Trump assumes office January 2025, MediaPost reports. Rep.
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy and AI governance developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S. This week, he looks at how the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential and congressional election may bring changes to how federal agencies and U.S. Congress may approach privacy and AI governance.Full story
The U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology debuted a tool and supporting checklist to help entities assess the costs and benefits of adopting privacy enhancing technologies.