The menstruation tracking application Flo released an “Anonymous Mode,” The Verge reports. The feature allows individuals to use the app without providing their name, email or IP addresses. Company officials said the decision to create the feature was in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra swore in Melanie Fontes Rainer Sept. 14 to lead HHS’ Office for Civil Rights. Fontes Rainer was OCR's acting director since August and previously served as Becerra’s counselor, where she focused on issues such as consumer protection, patient privacy and reproductive health.
The European Data Protection Board announced its next coordinated enforcement action will focus on the data protection officer designations. The 22 supervisory authorities across the European Economic Area, along with the European Data Protection Supervisor, will launch investigations into yet-to-be-determined aspects of DPO requirements under the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
The IAPP launched the "Foundations of Privacy and Data Protection" training program, covering the most fundamental privacy concepts and practices. The course aims to provide a privacy baseline for individuals entering the privacy field while giving organizations the ability to train their teams. Join the IAPP Sept. 20 on LinkedIn Live as Senior Training Manager Sarah Flaherty and Training Development Manager Elizabeth Young outline the new training.Full Story
Thirty Democratic senators called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to protect women’s privacy and access to reproductive health care.
MarTech reports digital marketers face an uncertainty due to “fragmented” privacy laws around the world and the “inconsistent” shift away from third-party cookies, citing the Internet Advertising Bureau’s “State of Data 2022 (Part II)." The report found businesses prefer a comprehensive federal privacy law, as "complying with the different privacy requirements of different state laws is making data collection and use increasingly unwieldy." Additionally, only 20% of first-party data comes from "known" users, "leaving the remaining 80% less reachable and addressable," the IAB found.
Euractiv reports Italy staked its position prohibiting targeted political advertising “based on pervasive tracking” and called for a total ban on processing sensitive data to target or amplify ads.
The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is soliciting public comments toward its oversight review of the Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Twitter former head of security Peiter Zatko testified about his prior employer’s lax security standards before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Zatko said company leadership ignored security vulnerabilities, covered up security failures, and mislead regulators and lawmakers. He told senators the Federal Trade Commission was under-resourced to be able to enforce privacy regulations on platforms, such as Twitter.