As the new year kicks off, legislatures around the world appear poised to grapple with data protection and privacy. The IAPP gathered predictions from privacy professionals in 56 jurisdictions across six continents in the “Global Legislative Predictions 2023” white paper to help privacy pros see what may play out across the world from on-the-ground experts.
The regulatory landscape for privacy and data protection in the U.S. is ever-changing, especially at the state level in recent years. The IAPP aims to keep privacy professionals up to date on state legislative updates with its "US State Privacy Legislation Tracker." The tracker consists of a bill status map and a chart identifying key provisions in the legislation.
The Future of Privacy Forum selected seven winners and two honorable mentions of its 13th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards. Winners will present their papers Feb. 16 in a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington. Topics explored in the papers include regulating the digital economy to advance nondiscrimination and challenges data protection regulators face in the global south.Full Story
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, announced plans to launch a department dedicated to artificial intelligence. The five-person team will guide the CNIL's understanding of AI matters, including AI system functions, associated privacy risks and preparations for the proposed EU AI Act.
The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google's parent company, Alphabet, seeking to break up its digital advertising business. Eight state attorneys general joined the DOJ in accusing Google of monopolization while seeking to cancel acquisitions and halt the company's ad exchange that supports the alleged dominance.
The president of France’s data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, warned lawmakers against using facial recognition as a security precaution during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Politico reports.
A class-action lawsuit filed against Chick-fil-A claims the fast food chain violated the U.S. Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing viewership data of its "Stories of Evergreen Hills" videos with Facebook parent company Meta, Gizmodo reports. Plaintiffs argue an embedded Meta pixel on the website collected personally identifiable information without viewers' consent.
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth published a discussion paper for member companies exploring “the intersection of privacy and digital assets.” The paper, “Digital Assets and Privacy,” offers “recommendations for developing coherent, tech-friendly, future-focused, and pragmatic regulations and policies.” Core themes discussed in the paper include applicability of existing laws, accountability, data minimization and data security.
The Council of the European Union and European Parliament reached agreement on the draft regulation and directive on cross-border access to electronic evidence. The regulation enables judicial authorities to obtain or preserve e-evidence regardless of the data's location. "With this agreement we respond to a key request by our judicial authorities.
The exponential growth in artificial intelligence deployments is not expected to dissipate any time soon.
