ICO discusses Children's Code strategy compliance checks
U.K. Deputy Information Commissioner for Regulatory Policy Emily Keaney issued a statement regarding the regulator's efforts to improve children's online protections.
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IAB publishes Global Privacy Platform Implementation Guidelines
IAB Tech Lab released its Global Privacy Platform Implementation Guidelines and opened them for a 45-day public comment period concluding 16 Dec.
Tech industry groups sue Florida over minors' social media use law
Technology industry groups NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association sued the state of Florida in federal court in an attempt to block House Bill 3 from going into effect in January 2025, MediaPost reports.
European Commission publishes draft DSA regulation on researchers' access to data
The European Commission published draft rules to securely provide researchers with data under the Digital Services Act.
US Congress eyes legislation to formalize NIST's AI Safety Institute
Momentum is gaining among leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and House counterparts to pass AI legislation in the so-called "lame duck" session of Congress after the general election, Punchbowl News reports. The measure would reportedly contain provisions to permanently establish the AI Safety Institute within the National Institute of Standards and Technology.Full story
Social media companies face mental health, anticompetitive lawsuits
Brazilian consumer right's group Collective Defense Institute has sued TikTok, Kwai and Meta Platforms for allegedly failing to protect minors from using their social media platforms without adequate protections from their addictive qualities, Reuters reports.
CISA reports buy-in for voluntary cybersecurity commitment campaign
CyberScoop reports the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency received more than 230 voluntary commitments to its secure-by-design initiative, which includes measures like increasing the use of multifactor authentication and reducing default password use. The agency is also focused on a new document touching on bad practices software designers should eliminate before their product goes to market.Full story
Norway's DPA fines municipality NOK250,000
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, fined the municipality of Grue NOK250,000 for allegedly violating the Personal Data Protection Ordinance. The DPA said the municipality published the sensitive personal information of students and their parents on the postal record without consent, violating residents right to privacy.Full story
Garante launches task force to deal with stolen data issues
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, announced the creation of an interdepartmental task force to deal with stolen data and private data showing up in public databases. The task force will work to define "adequate technical and organizational security measures with regard to access by authorized personnel, but also to the complex of operations carried out by those in charge of their management and maintenance."Full story
US retailers explore facial recognition implementation to combat theft
With an estimated USD100 billion loss for U.S. retailers due to theft, companies are looking to implement facial recognition technology to prevent crime, Biometric Update reports. Retailers are aiming to use the technology to identify repeat shoplifters along with theft-related behaviors, including loitering and unauthorized access to restricted areas.Full story