Argentina's AAIP opens consultation on PDPA amendments
Argentina's data protection authority, the Agency of Access to Public Information, opened a public consultation on the draft bill to amend Law No. 25.326 on the Protection of Personal Data.
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Op-ed: US Congress can't 'water down' Californians' rights with proposed ADPPA
The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board wrote a piece opposing preemption in the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act.
Roundup: G-7, New Zealand, China and more
In this week’s global legislative roundup, G-7 nations met in Germany to discuss improving international data flows among the member countries. New Zealand police were investigated for allegedly photographing members of the public illegally. Two U.K. government departments were cited for their late reply to public information requests. Hong Kong companies are now required to comply with China’s cross-border security assessment measures. And the European Commission will introduce the Cyber Resilience Act.
ADGM, Israel agree to MOU for data protection; Phillipines-Singapore renew DPAs' MOU
- The Abu Dhabi Global Market's Office of Data Protection and Israel's data protection authority, the Privacy Protection Authority, agreed to a memorandum of understanding “to facilitate mutual understanding of the legislative, procedural and information technology frameworks in their respective jurisdictions in the area of data and privacy protection."
G-7 members discuss international data transfer solutions, regulatory cooperation
Privacy authorities from the G-7 countries recently held a two-day summit focused on streamlining international data flows between member nations, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Garante seeks third re-draft of Health Data Ecosystem decree
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, called on the Ministry of Health to improve national implementation of the electronic health record.
A pitch for data inventory lists
Cyber threats to data security and legal obligations surrounding privacy are on the rise, necessitating the creation of a clear, formal, standard model of data components. Ardent Privacy CEO Sameer Ahirrao says one model would be to give data its own bill of materials, just like software or any other physical product. Ahirrao outlines key considerations with this model, including general benefits, consumer trust and regulatory compliance. Full Story
US Court of Appeals decision pads data breach suit arguments
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia recently offered the first appellate decision on standing in data breach cases since the U.S. Supreme Court watered down such cases in 2021. Berkeley Center for Law and Technology Executive Director James Dempsey views the ruling as clear evidence that some courts are willing to move data breach suits forward despite a lack of theft or fraud from misuse of their information.
A view from DC: FTC rulemaking comments, White House tech principles and more
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, breaks down the latest privacy happenings from the nation’s capital, including some thoughts on stakeholder feedback to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on commercial surveillance and lax data security practices. Also, an overview of the White House's Principles for Enhancing Competition and Tech Platform Accountability.Full Story
White House convenes tech experts for meeting on increasing platform accountability
The White House released a readout of a listening session about technology platform accountability.