The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled against Meta's efforts to prevent the Federal Trade Commission from pursuing an administrative hearing against the company, which could result in the FTC issuing a ban on monetizing children's personal data, MediaPost reports. The ruling follows a recent decision by the U.S.
In an op-ed for The New York Times, Proof News founder Julia Angwin explored the movement in U.S. Congress to ban TikTok despite public opposition and existing protective measures in the U.S. concerning foreign government access to data.
According to Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, the European Data Protection Board has taken up a mandate to craft online age verification guidelines. Spain's Council of Ministers recently formed a working group to study how such a system would work while protecting users' data and privacy.Full story
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, announced the telemarketing monitoring body has been accredited and is set to enforce the previously adopted code of conduct.
Iceland's data protection authority, the Personuvernd, offered advice on how to process children's data and post minors' images online prior to the authority's EU General Data Protection Regulation compliance checks. The agency suggested considering a child's view on whether they want to be posted and to follow the "special protection" measures under the GDPR.Full story
A group of U.S. senators is trying to impose mandatory cybersecurity regulations on health care groups after UnitedHealth Group experienced a data breach, CyberScoop reports.
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida claimed General Motors and data broker LexisNexis violated consumer privacy laws with its data collection practices, The New York Times reports.
The California Privacy Protection Agency released its 2024-2027 strategic plan. The CPPA outlined four major goals: strengthening "public education, outreach and engagement," enforcing privacy laws, enhancing California privacy rights, and "operational excellence."Full story
The European Commission issued requests for information on risks posed by generative artificial intelligence use by six very large online platforms and two very large search engines under the Digital Services Act. These inquires were issued to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and X, formerly Twitter, as well as Bing and Google.
While the European Parliament's adoption of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act dominated headlines this week, IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia writes this week's vote "is not the arrival point for AI legislation." Roccia outlines what work is ahead on AI and other newsworthy updates, including recommendations from France's AI Commission to strengthen the country's position on AI.Full story