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Op-ed: Diminished prospects of US federal privacy legislation in 2024

Brookings Institution Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Governance Studies Cameron Kerry wrote an op-ed discussing the decreasing likelihood that U.S. Congress will pass a comprehensive privacy law this year without a vehicle. Kerry also cited bipartisan interest on limiting foreign data purchases and the possibility of using children's privacy protections as a vehicle for bigger action.Full story

CNIL opens public consultation for MFA under GDPR

France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, opened a public consultation for ensuring multifactor authentication solutions comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The CNIL's draft recommendation includes information for data controllers to understand the conditions under which MFA is necessary for either legal or security purposes and the underlying GDPR compliance principles for MFA.