IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy recently caught up with George Washington University Law professor Dan Solove before his new book "On Privacy and Technology" was published. They discussed the book and other topics, including the regulation-versus-innovation trade-off, the perceived ineffectiveness of the notice-and-choice paradigm, and where the future will take privacy, AI, and cybersecurity law and regulation.Full story
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 analyzes the latest legal developments around the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which is under a new court-ordered injunction over alleged First Amendment violations.Full story
The European Data Protection Board issued a statement on the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision on the use of passenger name record data by law enforcement to prevent violent crimes.
The Court of Justice of the European Union rendered a decision clarifying the EU General Data Protection Regulation's accuracy principle requires a data controller to correct inaccurate gender identity information.
EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath indicated the EU is committed to continuing implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, despite potential DPF complications stemming from U.S. policy and personnel changes.
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued a KRW757 million fine against Modetour Network after the travel company's alleged insufficient data security safeguards led to a data breach affecting more than 3 million consumers.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers issued a statement calling on the U.K. Investigatory Powers Tribunal to offer better transparency regarding proceedings against Apple regarding its appeal of the U.K. government's request to enable backdoor access to its end-to-end encryption. Under U.K.
MediaPost reports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it is prepared to continue litigation against Amazon over alleged dark patterns used in Prime subscriptions. The agency previously said it might not have the resources to continue and asked for a delay in the trial scheduled for September.Full story
As part of its 25th anniversary, the IAPP will celebrate 25 trailblazing innovators and 25 defining moments in the last quarter century that helped establish the privacy and digital governance profession. This week, we highlight the launch of IAPP Canada and its role growing and supporting the country's privacy community over the years.Full Story
The Czech Republic's data protection authority, the Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, released its enforcement plan for 2025. The UOOU indicated it will participate in the European Data Protection Board's coordinated enforcement action on right to erasure and individually look at camera systems in transportation, unsolicited commercial communications, personal data processing in the Schengen area and more.Full story