Australia Attorney General Mark Dreyfus received the results of a government review of the Privacy Act, launched in December 2019, and is expected to release a response in the first half of 2023, InnovationAus.com reports. Dreyfus said he anticipates "large scale reform of the Privacy Act" to occur next year. Full Story
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, issued a reminder that new standard contractual clauses will be in effect for data transfers outside the EU as of Dec. 27.
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office took an “unusual step” and quietly published information on data breach investigations on its website, InfoSecurity Magazine reports.
The $1.65 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2023 expands a ban of TikTok on federal smartphones with concerns user data could be shared with the Chinese government, The Wall Street Journal reports. Federal departments, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration, have already imposed bans of TikTok on government-issued smartphones.
The Future of Privacy Forum published a report on data-sharing programs between corporations and research institutions titled "The Playbook: Data Sharing for Research." The report recommends best practices for implementing programs, including steps for data management and sharing.
Data privacy made more news than ever in 2022. The last year proved privacy is not dead, but instead making headlines on a near-daily basis. The busy news cycle never seemed to let up, which begs the question: What developments were most noteworthy for the privacy profession? IAPP Staff Writers Jennifer Bryant, Joe Duball and Alex LaCasse looked back at the flurry of happenings they observed and what's on tap or remains unresolved heading into 2023.Full Story
U.S. state legislatures stepped up to the plate in recent years with the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation. While five states pushed their own legislation through since 2018, there were several takeaways regarding emerging state-level trends in the last year. The IAPP created an infographic depicting the growing state legislative attention paid to privacy bills this year compared to 2021. A bigger-picture look at the state privacy landscape can be found on the "U.S.
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology extended the public consultation period on the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2022 to Jan. 2, 2023. The ministry released the bill Nov. 18 and the original feedback period was scheduled to end Dec. 17.
The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. Federal Communications Commission can't follow through on location privacy fines against noted telecommunications providers due to a lack of commissioner votes. The commission is awaiting a fifth commissioner appointment leading to stalemate votes on certain agency matters. In August, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced fines totaling $200 million to AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon for allegedly mishandling access to users' real-time location data. U.S.
EU Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly determined the European Commission's monitoring of the Irish Data Protection Commission's handling of "big tech" cases through bi-monthly overviews is "appropriate," RTÉ reports.