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Nigeria's DPA rescinds operating licenses of data protection compliance organizations

The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau announced it revoked the operating licenses of 19 data protection compliance organizations. The NDPB authorizes DPCOs “to provide compliance services and guide their clients whether in the public or private sectors to adhere to privacy guidelines.” However, the NDPB found “many DPCOs have not demonstrated the requisite professionalism and capacity to carry through with these tasks despite their face-value qualification.”Full Story

Data clean rooms bring perceived privacy gap

Personal data collection and user tracking are mainstays in advertising and retail business models, but utilizing both with regulatory compliance and user trust is more and more daunting. Data clean rooms, with their first-party data sharing capabilities, are the latest attempts at compliant, friendly solutions. But some privacy and security professionals are not yet sold on the privacy claims. IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball discusses where pitfalls appear with professionals.Full Story

Should Biden send strong privacy message in State of the Union Address?

In a piece for The Brookings Institution, Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow Cameron Kerry wrote on U.S. President Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union Address and the opportunity to spotlight potential comprehensive federal privacy legislation. Kerry said raising potential legislation before members of U.S. Congress would be a "small, logical, and concrete step" to restart dialogue on a federal proposal, specifically the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act.

A view from DC: Youth privacy protections key in 2023

IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, looks at the latest privacy happenings in the nation's capital, including legislative efforts to better protect young people online. He writes, "One thing is certain: new laws covering youth privacy will pass in 2023."Full Story

A view from Brussels: A look at the latest from the European Commission 

OCR announces $1.25M HIPAA Security Rule settlement

The U.S. Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights reached a $1.25 million settlement with Arizona-based health care provider Banner Health Affiliated Covered Entities over alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule. The settlement resolves 2016 claims related to a hack and subsequent data breach that affected the protected health information of 2.81 million individuals.

Proposed US legislation bans children from social media platforms

U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, introduced legislation barring children under age 16 from accessing social media platforms and requiring companies to verify user ages for compliance, The Washington Post reports. The bill would also let parents sue platforms for allowing underage users to access services. Stewart compared the negative mental health impacts of social media to substance abuse, and said, “We protect our children from drinking, from smoking, from driving. They can’t drive when they’re 12.