The IAPP Research and Insights team updated its infographic mapping out all of the EU stakeholders involved with rulemaking initiatives. The infographic provides an overview of each institution and their role in the privacy-related legislation rulemaking process.Full story
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Committee launched a 12-person committee dedicated to managing overseas data transfers. The committee will review content to determine if it should fall under national or international protective standards.Full story
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, sanctioned the National Social Security Institute and the Federal District State Department of Education for violating personal data processing laws. The ANPD found the INSS did not inform data holders of a security breach.
European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted a proposal to expand exemptions to the e-Privacy Directive for child sexual abuse material monitoring until May 2025.Full story
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary questioned social media chief executives from Meta, X, Discord, Snap and TikTok about child safety, The New York Times reports. Meanwhile, The New York Times reported on NetChoice's lawsuits that aim to stop U.S.
The New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner released a toolkit on how to create and evaluate privacy impact assessments. It includes instructions on how to do an assessment, a blueprint to create one and a risk and mitigation prevention template.Full story
U.S. President Joe Biden intends to veto Senate legislation that would overturn the Securities and Exchange Commission's cyber incident reporting rule, The Record reports.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled new lawsuits claiming TikTok violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act are not covered by the company's 2022 settlement, Biometric Update reports.
Provisions contained in the Council of Europe's proposed Convention on Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law have weakened, Euractiv reports. Discussions on the international AI treaty have allegedly softened due to conflicting AI legislation, and the debate over whether private companies should be included.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office Executive Director for Regulatory Risk Stephen Almond reported the agency received an "overwhelmingly positive response" to its November 2023 warning to 53 of the U.K.'s top 100 websites to change their cookie mechanisms. Of the websites that received formal warnings, the ICO reported 38 changed their cookie banners, with four additional websites pledging to achieve compliance by the end of February.