IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, breaks down the latest privacy happenings from the nation’s capital, including the latest on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Kochava saga and employee rights in California. Additionally, Zweifel-Keegan offers his perspective on submitting a strong panel proposal as the IAPP's Data Privacy Summit submission deadline approaches.Full Story
As the metaverse grows in popularity, a key feature of these virtual worlds will be interoperability, Notarize Data Protection Officer Gary Weingarden, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, PLS, and Deutsche Bank Senior Counsel Matthias Artzt, CIPP/E, write. “An interoperable metaverse would allow users to transport their avatars and other data … between metaverse applications,” they said. A user's avatar may be pseudonymous — the company operating the metaverse knows the account identity.
Financial Times reports children’s digital rights group 5Rights accused Google and ClassDojo of violating the U.K. Age Appropriate Design Code, citing issues with the companies' education technology products. Research by 5Rights and presented to the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office and the Department of Education revealed third-party user-tracking methods allowed during use of the edtech products as well as issues with privacy notices for the products.
Three U.S. Senators are attempting to repeal a drunk and impaired driving prevention technology provision from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, The Dallas Morning News reports. The provision calls for regulators to develop drunk driving-detecting tech within three years and give automakers two years to implement the tech into their vehicles. In response, U.S. Sens.
The European Consumer Organisation released an opinion paper on the EU-New Zealand Trade Agreement, highlighting strong safeguards for personal data under the deal.
Chinese technology company Xinai Electronics' database of facial images and license plates experienced a “massive” data breach, TechCrunch reports. The breach is believed to be the second largest in China, behind only to the breach of a Shanghai police database in June.
The global demand for privacy professionals has never been higher and the privacy job market reflects as much. Join the IAPP Sept. 28 on LinkedIn Live for a discussion about the current recruiting and hiring landscape, including employer tips for finding the best candidates and predictions for how the coming months may continue to shape the market.
Publicly-reported data breaches fell in the first half of 2022, Government Technology reports. Citing a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, cybercriminals adjusted their targets toward businesses and government institutions. In the first half of this year, 817 data breaches were reported in the U.S., which represents a 4% decrease from the same timeframe in 2021. The volume of affected persons decreased to 53.4 million, a decline of 45% from last year.
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of updating its “Privacy Framework” document. To help develop the new framework, NIST created the Privacy Workforce Public Working Group, which is composed of approximately 750 privacy professionals from the commercial and public sectors, civil society, and academia. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse has the details.Full Story
In a piece for Lawfare, Brookings Institution Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow Cameron Kerry discusses how proposed U.S. Federal Trade Commission privacy rulemaking is motivation, not a substitute, for passing the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act.