The California Privacy Protection Agency launched a blog to publish information on consumer privacy and agency updates. The blog will be a resource for "guidance on protecting your personal information, information about emerging privacy issues, and deeper insights on CPPA's ongoing activities and priorities."Full story
The U.S. Department of Justice began its trial against Google over alleged monopolization of the advertising industry, Marketing Brew reports. Google claimed expanding the "'existing degree of interoperability between Google Ads and third-party exchanges' would be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and could risk exposing advertisers to 'invalid traffic and brand-safety risks.'"Full story
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds to more than 2,400 customers whose health data was compromised when 1Health.io, formerly Vitagene, allegedly failed to put in place proper security measures. The company promised to allow users to delete their data whenever they wanted but did not keep an inventory of the information.Full story
The European Commission published a competitiveness report by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi detailing efforts to bolster the economy and increase innovation. The report outlines strategies to strengthen privacy and advance artificial intelligence, cloud security, and organizational compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.Full story
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the AI Standards Hub are partnering to improve the OECD Catalogue of Tools and Metrics for Trustworthy AI. The catalog will now feature specific artificial intelligence standards from the AI Standards Hub's Standards Database and will be updated as new standards become available.
The European Commission released a FAQ explaining the EU Data Act. The act will instill rules around data access, encourage fair allocation of data, and clarify "who can use what data and under which conditions" when it goes into effect in 2025.Full story
Salesforce is expected to purchase data protection solution provider Own Company for USD1.9 billion "to accelerate growth of its data security and privacy products," Reuters reports. Salesforce also announced it will buy artificial intelligence company Tenyx. Full story
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced participation in the Joint Statement on a Common International Approach to Age Assurance.
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, published its 2023 annual report detailing its efforts to strengthen data security.
Israel's Privacy Protection Authority issued a guidance note for entities looking to move their databases to cloud storage, including an outline of the challenges they might face. The agency warned against problems like creating incorrect definitions, not properly securing application programming interfaces, and making sure all data is backed up and secure before transferring it to the cloud.Full story