The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed a privacy impact assessment allegedly related to the use of commercial telemetry data, FedScoop reports. ICE announced in January that it would end the use of commercial telemetry data after privacy and civil rights groups raised concerns over possible privacy and Fourth Amendment rights violations.Full story
Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider will serve as Germany's Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Tagesspiegel reports. Specht-Riemenschneider teaches data law and technology courses at the University of Bonn, and was previously a member of the federal government's Digital Advisory Board. Full story
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will hold a public hearing 9 May on the privacy and data protection practices of top airlines' loyalty programs, Reuters reports.
In anticipation of the forthcoming European Data Protection Board's decision on Meta's pay-or-consent model, IAB Europe issued a preliminary rebuttal to what the marketing association believes are misconceptions surrounding the model.
Retailer Target is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act through the store's surveillance systems, NBC Chicago reports. The lawsuit claimed the company does not ask for consumers' consent to collect biometric data with its antitheft facial recognition systems. Full story
The European Commission published a recommendation for how member states could work together on post-quantum cryptography. The hope is to create an interoperable system with an emphasis on securing digital infrastructure.Full story
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority fined the Hellenic Post 2.99 million euros after a data breach resulted in access to the company's files and malware installations. The authority found the company did not provide sufficient protections as required under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.Full story
The Florida Department of State published proposed rules under the state's Digital Bill of Rights. The draft rules establish definitions for authorized persons, data security provisions, enforcement provisions and standards for authenticated consumer requests.
Apple is expected to launch its iPhone iOS 18 update with artificial intelligence functions that do not use cloud processing technology, Forbes reports.
In tandem with privacy, cybersecurity law is rapidly evolving to meet the needs of an increasingly digitized and complex economy.