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FTC set to clamp down on Twitter privacy probe

Bloomberg reports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is intensifying its probe of Twitter's alleged privacy and data security issues since Elon Musk took over the company. The agency brought in former Twitter Chief Privacy Officer Damien Kieran and Chief Information Security Officer Lea Kissner for questions as to whether Twitter's practices and plans under Musk are consistent with the 2011 consent order the company agreed to over past privacy violations.

Review of Australia's Privacy Act complete, under attorney general's consideration

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

Omnibus bill includes TikTok ban on government smartphones

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.

IAPP Editorial Team runs down the past year in privacy

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

Infographic: 2022 US state privacy trends

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.

FCC stalemate shields telecoms from privacy fines

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.

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