A bipartisan group of U.S. senators reintroduced the Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, also known as COPPA 2.0, Bloomberg Law reports. The bill passed the Senate last year as part of a broader package that included the Kids Online Safety Act and Filter Bubble Transparency Act.
The enforcement actions of the Office of the New York State Attorney General in 2024 signaled a "sustained commitment to upholding rigorous data protection standards," Morrison Foerster Partners Carrie Cohen, Boris Segalis, CIPP/US, and Associate Katherine Wang, CIPP/US, CIPM, write.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne filed an application with the Federal Court of Canada seeking an order to require the parent company of an adult website to comply with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
The Dubai International Financial Centre is proposing the Data Protection Law be amended to provide more clarity on the scope of the law and introduce a private right of action for when data subjects' rights are violated.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda released guidance for religious organizations on protecting members' personal information to ensure compliance with the Personal Information Protection Act. Religious organizations should ensure they enlist security safeguards to protect members' personal data, including financial information and the sensitive data of children enrolled in organizations' programs.Full story
European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath and Singapore’s acting Personal Data Protection Commissioner Denise Wong, AIGP, met to discuss cross-border data flows and their joint commitment to protecting consumers' personal data.
Mozilla updated the terms of service for its internet browser to clarify how it processes user data after a previous change sparked concerns about collection policies, The Verge reports. The company noted it does share some data with partners but works to strip identifiable information and share it in aggregate.Full story
SolarWinds Chief Information Security Officer Tim Brown indicated fellow CISOs have concerns regarding the potential liability tied to data breaches they handle, CyberScoop reports. Brown said his experience with the 2019 Russia-backed SolarWinds hack caused him and other CISOs to think more about protecting themselves from liability rather than being solely focused on protecting the company from cyberattacks.Full story
Digital rights group Eko alleged Meta has not complied with requests from users to opt out of data collection and targeted advertising, Reuters reports. The group filed complaints to data protection authorities in Germany, Norway and Spain, while Eko spokesperson Eoin Dubsky said regulators "must pull Meta into line."Full story
Sonas Housing, a charity for domestic abuse victims, claimed abusers are trying to exploit Ireland's Data Protection Act to obtain victims' information, The Irish Times reports.