Twitter asked the U.S. District Court of Northern California to dismiss a U.S. Federal Trade Commission order restricting the company's data security practices, The Washington Post reports. In the court filing, Twitter argued the FTC has been conducting a "burdensome and vexatious" enforcement investigation of the company, with a "sudden and drastic" change after Elon Musk's acquisition of it.Full story
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser notified businesses that the Colorado Department of Law will begin enforcing the Colorado Privacy Act, which went into effect 1 July.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, published recommendations and considerations for Google's Privacy Sandbox. The CNIL detailed the basic purpose and use cases for the sandbox, which the regulator said will be available to all parties in Q3 2023 as third-party cookies are deprecated.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office published the exit report detailing the Betting and Gaming Council's utilization of the agency's regulatory sandbox.
U.S. Department of Commerce Data Privacy Framework Director Alex Greenstein will join IAPP Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer Caitlin Fennessy, CIPP, on LinkedIn Live Friday to discuss the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework in practice. Greenstein will share insights and answer questions on the newly approved framework.
The Saudi Arabia Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence opened a survey for the country's transportation and communications sector in the context of its Regulation on the Transfer of Personal Data Outside the Geographical Borders of the Kingdom. The survey ends 31 July, and "aims to clarify the detailed provisions and procedures related to the transfer of personal data outside" the country.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office published data protection compliance lessons businesses can learn from through the office's Q1 2023 enforcement work. The ICO lamented the importance of fully developed privacy notices, employee training for data handling, timely responses to data subject requests, and a focus on privacy by design and by default.Full story
The Indian government could be empowered to lower age restrictions regarding authorizing consent online to 14, according to a draft version of the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill reviewed by The Economic Times of India.
Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, updated its guide on the use of cookies to reflect the latest directives issued by the European Data Protection Board. The guidance addresses the use of deceptive patterns by various advertising technology companies.Full story