Meta plans to offer EU users a reduced fee, from 9.99 euros down to 5.99, for its "pay or OK" subscription model, Reuters reports. The new proposal was driven in part by targeted advertising complaints made under the Digital Markets Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation in regard to perceptions of a cost being placed on data protection.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada launched a new online privacy impact assessment form. The new PIA template, accessible on the OPC's website, offers "a simple, secure means" for federal institutions to fulfill assessment requirements. The OPC indicated the PIA process "strengthens privacy, supports the public interest, and generates trust."Full story
A bipartisan group of U.S. House members wrote a letter to House leadership requesting that any reauthorization measure for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act not be attached to "must-pass" legislation. The lawmakers said it was vital that a stand-alone legislation for reauthorizing Section 702 receives a floor vote.Full story
France's unemployment agency, France Travail, experienced a cyberattack that breached the data of 43 million people, Bleeping Computer reports. The agency said citizens' personally identifiable information, including job candidate profiles, were compromised during the cyberattack.Full story
Meta asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to stop the Federal Trade Commission's in-house hearing over Meta's teen data monetization, MediaPost reports.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, released an infographic detailing some common data breach scenarios and how to prevent them.Full story
Turkey's competition authority, Rekabet Kurumu, placed a temporary injunction on Meta while it investigates the company's privacy practices. The investigation is based on accusations that Meta could be "abusing its dominant position by linking Threads and Instagram applications" without informing users.Full story
The U.K. House of Lords European Affairs Committee launched a formal inquiry to review the data privacy adequacy agreement between the EU and the U.K. ahead of a renewal decision. The inquiry includes reviewing the adequacy decision, examining potential challenges to the existing regime and understanding the implications if the adequacy agreement was dissolved or disrupted.Full story
Members of the U.K. House of Lords will begin their review of the proposed Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. The House of Lords set committee hearings on the legislation 20, 25 and 27 March, during which several new amendments will be discussed, which include ensuring children's data is part of the definition of sensitive data. U.K.
As data protection laws increase in complexity, "marketers must navigate this changing terrain with agility," Lime Legal founder Lisette Meij, CIPP/A, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, and Uplevel founder and Principal Raashee Gupta Erry, CIPP/US, CIPM, write. They said overlooked compliance areas include website modifications and legally integrating new clients and vendors.