The India Digital Personal Data Protection Act rules are not likely to be notified in time for the country's March elections, The Economic Times reports. The delay means the law may not be finalized until after the current government's term, which could open it up to future changes.
The Netherlands' data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, said it will focus more on how websites ask for permission to track internet activity with cookie banners. The AP will check to make sure websites are not using misleading cookie notifications or making it more difficult for users to understand when they are giving consent for tracking.Full story
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations released a guide detailing how to navigate model contractual clauses between its members and the EU. The clauses are voluntary but provide a way for data exporters to understand their legal obligations when making transfers across borders.Full story
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Committee revised the pseudonymized information processing guidelines to promote the use of safe data processing for companies and research that use artificial intelligence.
Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act Center opened its office for personal information protection services in coordination with the Personal Data Protection Committee.
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, is calling for public input to develop standards around data subject access rights. The ANPD will take submissions from personal data holders and data processors until 4 March.Full story
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has furthered practical, standards-based cybersecurity solutions since it was established in 2012, and now the NCCoE is expanding its privacy work.
To analyze the impacts the "pay or OK" model will have for advertising technology, IAPP Research and Insights Director Joe Jones will host a LinkedIn Live 15 Feb. to discuss practical considerations advertisers should understand under the new paradigm.
McElroy Deutsch Partner Alfred Brunetti, CIPP/US, CIPM, wrote about the future of biometric laws in the U.S. and what to expect from regulations coming online this year. He examined how current laws have focused on biologics, but recent trends show behavioral characteristics may become just as prominent.Full story
Democratic leaders in the Illinois Legislature filed a bill that would change the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act, Capitol News Illinois reported. The law allows residents to sue over illegal collection of biometric data, which has resulted in hundreds of lawsuits and was recently affirmed by two court rulings.