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Roundup: Australia, EU, US and more

In this week’s global legislative roundup, European Parliament approved the NIS2 Directive, a modernized framework based on the EU Network and Information Security Directive. A Stockholm court ruled against the Swedish data protection authority for turning over an individual’s decision following his complaint against a music streaming service. And, in the U.S., several senators asked the Federal Trade Commission to halt its rulemaking for commercial surveillance. (IAPP member exclusive.) Full Story

Lawmakers seek answers on Twitter's data, privacy protections

Democratic U.S. lawmakers questioned how Elon Musk is protecting data and privacy on Twitter following his purchase of the platform, Politico reports. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., said Musk should be held liable for his "conscious decision" to violate a 2011 consent decree with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission "in which Twitter pledged, unequivocally, to protect consumer data." Sen.

Planned Parenthood calls on FTC to protect sensitive data

Planned Parenthood urged the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to "write tailored regulations to protect consumers' sensitive data from the potentially dangerous consequences of commercial surveillance and lax data security," MediaPost reports. In comments responding to the FTC's request for input on commercial surveillance and data security, the organization said it believes "all data related to accessing health care must be kept confidential," adding companies should have to meet "time-bound" data retention guidelines.

US lawsuits allege Apple, Meta collected data without consent

A New York resident is suing Apple in a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, MediaPost reports. The plaintiff, Elliot Libman, alleged the company collects “information about iPhone users' interactions with its apps, even when the users attempt to opt out of the data collection.” Libman claimed Apple’s practice violates California consumer privacy laws. Meanwhile, U.S.

Podcast: The 2022 midterm election results and US privacy law

The midterm elections in the U.S. so far have provided surprising results. Though control of Congress is still up in the air, Democrats fared better than most expected. With some of the dust now settled, what do the 2022 midterm results mean for passage of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act? Will House and Senate committee assignments change? What do the results mean for the Federal Trade Commission? And how will the results affect state privacy legislation in 2023?

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