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.
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, issued guidance for understanding the legal instances under which there is legitimate interest for processing personal data. The guidance focuses on the balancing test between purpose, necessity and safeguards to process data legally.
NPR's Planet Money reported on what is driving the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's crackdown on data brokers who sell personal information without consumers consenting to how it is used once sold. FTC senior attorney Brian Shull said the commission wants to define when consumers are harmed by this practice and explained the settlement, if approved, would require Outlogic to delete locations from data it sells.Full story
European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas discussed a collaboration on cybersecurity measures including the EU-U.S. Joint Cyber Safe Products Action Plan.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau announced a partnership with Safeguard Privacy to confirm advertisers' compliance with U.S. state privacy laws and regulate practices of vetting advertising technology suppliers, Digiday reports.
The landmark EU Artificial Intelligence Act was approved by 27 member states at a 2 Feb. meeting of the Council of the European Union's Committee of Permanent Representatives. IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy and Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews break down the next steps for the law and how the vote was received.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong published a report promoting compliance with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. The report provides an update on compliance measures and notices given since the act went into effect 1 July 2023. "We remain ready to do our part, encouraging and guiding compliance, but prepared to undertake enforcement when necessary," Tong said.Full story
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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 discusses private-sector privacy impact assessments and whether the rise of artificial intelligence will complicate transparency moving forward.Full story