Ireland's DPC to issue Meta EU-US transfers decision 12 May
Ireland Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon expects her office to render the final decision in Meta's EU-U.S. data transfers case by 12 May, The Irish Times reports.
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DPAs, global stakeholders mull AI regulation
- Rhineland-Palatinate Commissioner for Data Protection and the Freedom of Information Dieter Kugelmann said German data protection authorities are mulling artificial intelligence regulation and a ban on ChatGPT, Tagesspiegel reports. "If personal data is used, also as training data for the AI, then a legal basis is required," Kugelmann said.
A view from DC: The Global CBPR Forum grows
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S., including the latest on data flows. The Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum marked its one-year anniversary with the release of its Global CBPR Framework and Terms of Reference, while the U.K. became the first non-Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economy to apply to join. Full Story
US reps. reintroduce Online Privacy Act
U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., refiled the Online Privacy Act. The comprehensive federal privacy proposal offers user data rights, requires limitations and obligations on data practices and establishes a data protection authority. The bill also sets a legislative floor that allows state legislatures to go beyond OPA provisions as they see fit. Californian members of U.S.
Garante publishes dark patterns resource
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, published an information page on dark patterns. The Garante said the resource explores the "increasingly widespread phenomenon" of deceptive design patterns that are "still unknown to most users of digital services" and is "part of a large information and awareness project on data protection, digital education and safety, for a conscious use of the Internet and new technologies."Full Story
US Rep. Castor to reintroduce Kids PRIVCY Act
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., said she plans to reintroduce the Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act, known as the Kids PRIVCY Act, MediaPost reports. The bill would restrict collection of teens' data by online companies. "Few things are more concerning to me than the ways Big Tech, including data brokers, have proliferated the surveillance and targeting of our kids," Castor said.
NY attorney general publishes data security guide for businesses
New York Attorney General Letitia James published a guide with recommendations to help businesses prevent data breaches and protect consumers' personal information. Tips include maintaining secure authentication controls, encrypting sensitive customer information, ensuring third-party vendors are using appropriate security measures, guarding against attacks, and quick and accurate data breach notification measures.
UK NCSC updates guidance for data-driven cybersecurity
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre created guidance for implementing data-driven cybersecurity. The cyber resiliency approach relies on "the use of data and scientific methods to make more evidence-based decisions" in terms of security.
Consent management vendor partners with Swiss 'age estimation' AI company
Consent management developer PrivacyCheq announced a new partnership with Swiss-based online safety technology developer Privately, according to a press release. The partnership will incorporate Privately's Age-Assure artificial intelligence "age estimation" solution as part of PrivacyCheq's product to meet child protection requirements under laws like the U.S. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
The IAPP's top 5 most-read articles for the week of 17 April 2023
- The IAPP Research and Insights team published an infographic that depicts the specific jurisdictions that rely on standard contractual clauses.
- IAPP Staff Writer Jennifer Bryant reported on Washington state's My Health My Data Act's broad scope, with reaction from the privacy community on the bill's anticipated impact.