South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled Google must disclose if it shared citizens' personal data with third parties, Reuters reports. The decision stemmed from a 2014 complaint brought by four plaintiffs against Google and its South Korean subsidiary. The case served as an effort to compel the company to publicize if it shared users' "privacy data," and plaintiffs alleged it was shared with the U.S.
The digital advertising industry in the U.S. saw much slower growth in 2022 compared to the prior two years, The Wall Street Journal reports. Last year, digital ad revenue increased 10.8% to USD209.8 billion. However, in 2021, the digital ad industry saw 35% growth and a 12.2% increase in 2020.
The U.S. comprehensive state privacy law patchwork was bound to grow this year, but by how many states? Iowa recently joined the fray, and now Indiana is on the cusp of making seven states with comprehensive laws. The Indiana House took a unanimous 98-0 vote Tuesday to grant final passage to Senate Bill 5 on consumer data protection. Senate concurrence and governor approval are the final steps to enactment.
Due to limitations in the scope of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a broad array of health data — like that collected by mobile devices, apps or wearable fitness trackers — has remained mostly outside the law’s reach. However, IAPP Principal Researcher, Privacy Law and Policy, Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, explores how the comprehensive U.S. state privacy laws going into effect throughout 2023 have the potential to fill these gaps.
The IAPP published an infographic presenting key data points from its first Privacy and Consumer Trust Report. The infographic offers a high-level overview of the report's figures and statistics, including how many consumers are concerned about their online privacy, how well they understand what companies do to protect their personal data and how many remain loyal to a company following a data breach.Full Story
Politico reports on U.S. state legislative proposals enabling parental oversight requirements around children's access to social media accounts. Regulations were proposed in California and Maryland, while Utah passed a law requiring parental access to social media accounts of residents under age 18. Privacy advocates are raising concerns.
Chairperson of South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission Haksoo Ko and European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders published a joint statement in support of their partnership on privacy and data flows.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration seeks stakeholder input on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles and Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles. Both sets of principles also contain "respective sets of Supplemental Principles." Under both frameworks, the ITA will administer and supervise, which entails maintaining and publicly listing U.S. organizations that "self-certified" to the Department of Commerce.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration published an "AI Accountability Request for Comment." The NTIA is seeking input on creating trust in artificial intelligence through policies supporting the development of AI audits, assessments, certifications and other mechanisms. "Much as financial audits create trust in the accuracy of a business' financial statements, so for AI, such mechanisms can help provide assurance that an AI system is trustworthy," the administration said.