Join the IAPP for a LinkedIn Live 8 Nov. on the professional roles and emerging trends in AI governance. IAPP AI Governance Center Managing Director Ashley Casovan will speak with legal consultant Michael Brown, AIGP, CIPP/E, and PALS Hub founder Amaka Ibeji, AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, on the developing characteristics around AI governance skills as well as what sorts of careers they may translate into.Full story
As cross-border data transfer regulations continue to evolve, they are also beginning to cover more categories of data.
Kenya's Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait spoke at the Global Privacy Assembly regarding enforcement efforts and challenges her office has faced when dealing with emerging technology.
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued a KRW21.6232 billion fine and a corrective order to Meta for alleged violations of the Personal Information Protection Act. The PIPC claimed Meta violated the PIPA by collecting Facebook users' sensitive personal information, including religious and political data, for ad-targeting purposes.Full story
Seven families in France filed a joint lawsuit against TikTok in Créteil's judicial court over claims the platform allowed underage users to view harmful content, Reuters reports. Boutron-Marmion Associates Partner Laure Boutron-Marmion said TikTok is a "commercial company offering a product to consumers who are, in addition, minors.
In an op-ed for MSNBC, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., claimed data brokers' access to sensitive personal information including location tracking data could mean women's reproductive health information is unnecessarily monitored. Wyden called for stronger privacy laws to protect consumers' personal information from being collected and sold.
A July ransomware attack on the City of Columbus, Ohio, allegedly breached more than 500,000 residents' personal data, TechCrunch reports.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner issued private sector guidance for deploying tracking pixels on websites. Before deployment, organizations must understand how the technology works, recognize the potential privacy risks associated with their use and implement mitigation measures, per the guidance.Full story
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, found TikTok potentially violated the General Data Protection Law by processing minors' personal data irregularly in a 2021 case. As the ANPD opens formal proceedings, TikTok has 10 days to cease allowing minors to access the platform without registering and 20 days to institute better age verification mechanisms.Full story
Bird & Bird Partner Ruth Boardman, Associate Emma Drake, CIPP/E, and Associate Laura Goold updated a previous IAPP resource focusing on the U.K.'s data protection reform efforts. The update accounts for the recent introduction of the draft Data Use and Access Bill, which contains minor changes from the previously considered Data Protection and Digital Information Bill.Full story