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U.S. telecoms diplomat Doreen Bogdan-Martin was elected to head the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union, Politico reports. Bogdan-Martin received 139 votes to secure the election over Russia’s Rashid Ismailov, who received 25 votes. The vote was viewed by observers as a clash between western countries' "vision of a more open version of the internet against more authoritarian" control of cyberspace from the likes of Russia and Saudi Arabia.

In preparation for an advertising technology world without cookies, brands are seeking to develop more first-party data that is compliant with privacy standards, Digiday reports. FullThrottle Technologies’ application programming interface Audience Flume “latches onto the browser cache of a client’s website” and builds a “household profile” of users.

The Irish government announced Ireland's Data Protection Commission will see a 13% budget increase for 2023. The DPC will receive more than 26 million euros in funding, continuing a "trajectory of significantly increased funding" the government committed to in recent years.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office published recommendations to improve oversight over telehealth appointments. The recommendations are for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In a study, GAO found CMS lacked “complete data on the use of audio-only technology and telehealth visits" conducted in patients’ homes, while the COVID-19 Medicare waiver was in effect that permitted increased telehealth visits during the pandemic.