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New Jersey introduces bill to establish Children's Data Protection Commission

State Assemblyman Herb Conaway Jr., D-NJ, introduced a bill to create a New Jersey Children’s Data Protection Commission. The legislation concerns “social media privacy and data management standards for children” and establishes a nine-member commission to receive feedback from a “broad range of stakeholders” recommending best practices for protecting children’s personal data online. The bill requires digital companies operating in the state to conduct data protection impact assessments before launching new products likely to be accessed by children.

FTC releases updated interactive health care app compliance tool

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission released an updated Mobile Health App Interactive Tool. The application, first developed in conjunction with the HHS' Office for Civil Rights, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and the Food and Drug Administration, aims to help health care app developers determine if the app is compliant with federal laws and regulations. The interactive tool asks users questions about the app's functionality and the data it collects.

European Commission's EU-US draft adequacy decision imminent

The European Commission is set to publish its draft adequacy decision for EU-U.S. data flows as early as Dec. 12, Politico Pro reports. The draft decision represents approval of U.S. commitments under the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework concerning intelligence agencies' access to EU personal data. Members of the European Data Protection Board and European Parliament will weigh in with nonbinding opinions on the draft decision before it is finalized.

EU-US Trade and Technology Council settle on AI roadmap

The EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council announced results of its third summit, including an agreement on the Joint Roadmap on Evaluation and Measurement Tools for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and Risk Management. The two sides said the roadmap will help inform risk management and trustworthiness while building "a shared repository of metrics" for ongoing measurement.

Associates of HIPAA-covered entities targets for breaches

Data breaches of medical entities have steadily increased over the past several years, BankInfoSecurity reports, citing figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights' HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool. Of the 10 largest health breaches in 2022, half involved “business associates” of medical providers, the tool showed. The largest breach so far, of Wisconsin-based mailing vendor OneTouchPoint, exposed 3 million individuals’ personal information.