IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy and artificial intelligence governance developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S. This week, he unpacks the broader data broker implications stemming from U.S. Congress' attempt to sever TikTok's ties to China and potential foreign surveillance.Full story
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the bipartisan Security and Freedom Enhancement Act, which would reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with new requirements for intelligence agencies, prior to the law sunsetting 19 April. Under the proposed bill, intelligence agencies would either have to obtain a FISA Title I order or a search warrant before being permitted to query U.S.
The Council of the European Union and European Parliament struck a provisional agreement on the establishment of the European Health Data Space. The law attempts to give EU citizens greater access to and control of their electronic health data, while also enabling certain data to be reused for public health improvements and scientific research.Full story
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted to introduce a voluntary program that would create a cybersecurity label for Internet-of-Things and smart devices. The program would allow companies to obtain a "U.S. Cyber Trust Mark" to ensure consumer products have proper cybersecurity safeguards.Full story
IAB released its State of Data 2024 report to assess "privacy compliance and sustainable, consumer-friendly strategies." The report claimed the digital advertising industry is not prepared for data privacy changes after 82% of surveyed advertisers said the structure of their organizations have been impacted by legislation and user-tracking signal loss.Full story
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The Council of Europe Committee on Artificial Intelligence completed the Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law Framework Convention. "While this treaty has been elaborated by the Council of Europe with like-minded international partners, it will be a global instrument, open to the world," Council Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić said.
The IAPP Research and Insights Team created an infographic featuring a nonexhaustive list of key instruments EU law enforcement agencies and governments employ for obtaining access to private data. In recent years, strict requirements on allowing government access to data have emerged that companies are left to navigate when approached by a government entity seeking to review various tranches of data.Full story
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said it would not stop a Federal Trade Commission hearing concerning Meta's practice of serving targeted advertisements to minors, MediaPost reports.
Following the passage of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act by European Parliament 13 March, organizations will now be tasked with preparing for various compliance deadlines as regulators roll out the pending regulation's phased implementation. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White reports on some of the first reactions from a range of stakeholders that will be affected by the incoming rules.Full story