The Daily Star reports on details of how the latest draft of Bangladesh's proposed Data Protection Act outlines enforcement. Under the latest draft, the government-backed Data Protection Agency will take charge of a register of data controllers and processors in addition to levying fines and bans for violations. The DPA will feature a five-director bench led by an appointed director general.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Public Governance Committee and Working Party of Senior Digital Government Officials developed draft recommendations on digital ID implementation and governance, Biometric Update reports.
Two federal class-action lawsuits were filed against the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority following a data breach that reportedly exposed health data of approximately 57,000 patients, including members of U.S. Congress, GovInfoSecurity reports.
Produce company Dole announced employee data was stolen in a ransomware attack in February, InfoSecurity Magazine reports. The Ireland-based company has approximately 38,000 employees working in 30 countries. Citing U.S.
The EU is seeking recognition of the bloc's digital regulations globally via the United Nation’s Global Digital Compact, Euractiv reports. The U.N. initiative aims to establish shared digital principles on a global scale.
The value of consumer data privacy is based on evolving awareness to technology along with social and cultural norms. The IAPP’s first-ever "Privacy and Consumer Trust" report shines a global light on what consumers think about privacy and the companies that collect, store and use their data. The report answers high-level questions concerning how people around the world think and feel about their privacy and general reactions to industry privacy practices.
Bloomberg reports Big Tech companies, including Google, Meta and Apple, are lobbying for consideration of data access limitations if Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is reauthorized by U.S. Congress. Current Section 702 provisions allow U.S. intelligence agencies to parse and collect personal data from individuals' online and mobile communications.
Fifteen European governments provided formal comments on a draft law combatting child sexual abuse material, citing end-to-end encryption and data retention as significant points of concern, Euractiv reports. Germany asked for additional text stating technologies that "disrupt, weaken, circumvent or modify encryption" will not be used, while Estonia, Italy and Slovakia highlighted data retention.