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IAPP announces new board of directors

The IAPP announced three new directors have joined its board in 2024, including IBM Vice President and Chief Privacy and Trust Officer Christina Montgomery, Prosus Chief Privacy Officer Monika Tomczak-Gorlikowska, CIPP/E, CIPT, and Cooley Cyber, Data, Privacy practice Global co-Chair Travis LeBlanc. McKesson Corporation Vice President and Privacy Officer Faith Myers, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, was elected Chair of the board. "Our 2024 board of directors represents the breadth of privacy and AI governance on a global stage," IAPP President and CEO J.

ICO campaign promotes responsible data sharing to keep children safe

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced a campaign called "Think. Check. Share." to promote awareness about responsible data sharing to protect children. The ICO is partnering with educational institutions, law enforcement and social service agencies to educate how data protection laws can help organizations share personal information safely.

Analyzing the impacts of the FTC's COPPA rule change

To break down the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's updated rule for the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, will host a LinkedIn Live 1 Feb.

ENISA breaks down EU data spaces in report

In a report, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity looked at design principles for protecting personal information in data spaces under the Data Governance Act. The paper notes understanding new processing operations is important despite the availability of existing privacy enhancing technologies.Full story

FTC delays response to approve facial age estimation tech use

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission extended the deadline for considering the application from the Entertainment Software Rating Board to obtain parental consent under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule.

Denmark's DPA issues injunction in Chromebook case

Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, ruled school districts cannot pass on student information to help Google maintain and improve its services or for measuring performance of new functions in its Chrome products. The data can be passed on to help provide the service and improve its security, as well as for communication purposes.

Brazil's ANPD studies privacy in smart cities

Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, studied smart cities for its first entry in a new series of technical reports. The volume looks at how smart cities function and the concerns they can raise around privacy and infosecurity, as well as the agency's role in bolstering those elements.Full story

Meta seeks to delay its FTC hearing on children's data

Meta is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to delay an administrative proceeding with the Federal Trade Commission regarding children's data monetization, MediaPost reports. Meta asked the court to halt its FTC in-house hearing, saying the company would "suffer irreparable harm by being ... forced to relitigate a settlement with its counterparty as adjudicator."Full story

TikTok employees claim company still shares Americans' data

TikTok employees claimed the company's American-based operation still shares some data with its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, The Wall Street Journal reports. Employees claimed the company still shared some users' personally identifiable information with ByteDance after claiming Americans' data was "walled off" from China.Full story

Breach stole raw genomic data from 6.9M users

A data breach of 23andMe stole raw genomic data and health reports from 6.9 million users, SC Magazine reports. The company said hackers were able to gain access to 14,000 accounts and approximately 6.9 million users' data for five months before it was detected.Full story

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