Federated learning is one of several emerging privacy-enhancing technologies steadily gaining traction with its capability to train algorithms on various data sets without exchanging raw data. In fact, the global federated learning market is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 10.5% by 2032.
The release of China's standard contractual clauses raises many questions regarding company obligations when transferring data to and from China.
In this week’s Global News Roundup, the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand responded to a public survey calling for increased privacy protections. EU companies found to have mishandled health data following a cyberattack are subject to fines following a recent ruling by the Ireland’s Data Protection Commission. U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill to ban the government’s use of facial recognition technology. And the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office introduced a new U.K. General Data Protection Regulation certification scheme.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fined data management platform Blackbaud USD3 million for improper disclosures to individuals affected by a 2020 ransomware attack. Blackbaud told customers the incident did not compromise bank account information and Social Security numbers when, according to the SEC, security and communications personnel knew the information was accessed.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released its Artificial Intelligence Commission Report, highlighting opportunities the technology presents while calling for a risk-based regulatory approach. Without "appropriate" and "reasonable protections," AI could "adversely affect privacy," the Chamber said.
In an interview with Radio Waatea, New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster discussed the costs of privacy breaches, data minimization, biometrics regulation and more.
The Czech Republic’s data protection authority, the Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, published guidance on cookie disclosures for web operators. The guide states web operators must disclose if their website uses "non-technical cookies" that collect visitor’s personal data. However, the use of technical cookies does not necessitate introducing a cookie bar on those websites as long as there is visible documentation explaining what types of data they collect.
Online mental health therapy app BetterHelp was sued in a federal class-action lawsuit for allegedly sharing user data with third parties, MediaPost reports. According to court filings, the lead plaintiff allegedly paid more than USD2,000 for therapy between January 2020 and October 2022. Many of the allegations against BetterHelp stem from the U.S.
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 a look at how private surveillance capabilities continue to garner serious scrutiny from privacy advocates and regulators.Full Story
A view from Brussels: The current streams of development on trans-Atlantic data flow