UN General Assembly adopts pact containing the Global Digital Compact
The U.N. General Assembly adopted the Pact on the Future, which contains the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations.
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California governor vetoes browser opt-out law
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., vetoed Assembly Bill 3048, returning it to the legislature without a signature. The bill would have barred businesses from maintaining browsers that do not enable consumers to utilize a universal opt-out signal for targeted advertising.
Hong Kong's PCPD advises job applicants of fake job postings that collect personal data
Hong Kong's Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data is warning applicants that fake job postings could be collecting their personal information for malicious use, The South China Morning Post reports.
Attorneys general in 20 US states urge court to reject Google's privacy settlement
Republican attorneys general from 20 states are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to reject Google's USD62 million privacy settlement over data tracking, Reuters reports.
New Zealand privacy commissioner releases guidance on data anonymization
New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster published guidance on data anonymization and the use of deidentification tools. The guidance states that organizations that anonymize data must ensure data subjects' privacy is protected by performing a privacy impact assessment and removing information that could re-identify anonymized data.Full story
Report offers drafting recommendations for EU's general-purpose AI Code of Practice
The EU AI Act Code of Practice for general-purpose AI has the ability to shape how AI works in the bloc. The Computer and Communications Industry Association commissioned a report on the best practices for developing those codes. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews takes a closer look at the report and how the recommendations reflect the broader AI governance conversation.Full story
NIST to launch program around AI privacy, cybersecurity management
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is creating a new program to manage the interplay between cybersecurity, privacy and AI. The NIST said the initiative "aims to understand how advancements in AI may affect cybersecurity and privacy risks, identify needed adaptations for existing frameworks and guidance, and fill gaps in existing resources." The agency intends for the program to "play a leading role in U.S.
Tech vendor's consent management solution to identify gaps in cookie compliance
Despite companies' best efforts to comply with cookie consent preferences, the evolving nature of advertising technology creates an environment where even comprehensive consent management protocols result in tracking cookies getting dropped into users' browsers. Privacy tech vendor Lokker recently released its new Consent Management Solution, which identifies gaps in companies existing consent managers, or can be deployed as a standalone solution.
European Parliament proposes alternative AI liability framework
European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs published its impact assessment for proposed civil liability rules under the proposed AI Liability Directive.
A view from DC: So close to passing COPPA updates
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 unpacks points of debate regarding the potential final passage of the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, also known as the COPPA 2.0.Full story