The Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum welcomed participation from interested jurisdictions following the release of the Global CBPR Framework and its Terms of Reference. The framework "establishes the core requirements on which the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules and Global Privacy Recognition for Processors Systems are to be based," while the Terms of Reference establishes the forum's organizational structure.
The European Data Protection Board announced the finalization of its binding decision in the case regarding legality of Meta's EU-U.S. data transfers brought by Ireland's Data Protection Commission.
The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted its nonbinding rejection of the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
The European Data Protection Board's anticipated binding decision on Meta data transfers to the U.S. could create a whole new layer of complexity to international data transfers.
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on the role of data brokers and online privacy protections 19 April. The hearing will "shine a light on the role of data brokers and educate Americans on unchecked collection of their sensitive personal information," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith, R-Va., said.
The U.K. government's introduction of the proposed Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill brings a wave of changes to the prior regulatory regime under the U.K. General Data Protection Regulation. The bill's second reading in U.K. Parliament is scheduled for 17 April and the legislative process will run to the end of 2023.
Austria’s Data Protection Authority ruled in favor of privacy advocacy group NOYB's complaints against multiple Austrian newspapers, Euractiv reports.