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Switzerland, US reach data transfer agreement

Switzerland's Federal Council approved the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework to allow the transfer of citizens' personal data to certified U.S. companies. The adequacy agreement does not allow for the disclosure of Swiss data to third parties that are not certified under the framework. The Federal Council highlighted the U.S. Data Protection Review Court established in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework will provide redress in the event Swiss citizens' data is illegally accessed by U.S.

Google announces the launch of Pixel phones with AI features

Google announced it will launch artificial intelligence features within its new Pixel phones 22 Aug., The New York Times reports. Google said the phones' features will bring AI "deeper into users' private lives, and said that it would safeguard their data by not sharing it with other companies."Full story

US court rules geofencing warrants unconstitutional

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled geofencing warrants are unconstitutional, TechCrunch reports. The practice, which allows police to ask data-collecting entities to search for location data for a phone or device that may have been within a certain area during a timeframe, was used in a 2018 postal worker robbery case in Mississippi.Full story

Texas sues automaker over alleged driver data sales

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against General Motors in state court accusing the company of violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act when it allegedly sold data on 16 million drivers to insurance companies and third parties, The New York Times reports.

Brazil's ANPD attends US cybersecurity seminar

Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, Director President Waldemar Gonçalves attended the Digi Alliance seminar to discuss cybersecurity practices. Gonçalves said the event provided "the chance to learn from experts how organizations here are structured in this area and how they operate.

UN reaches agreement on draft cybercrime convention

The U.N. reached an agreement on a draft cybercrime convention aiming to strengthen member states' ability to combat the issue more effectively. The draft would criminalize illegally accessing an information or communication system, intercepting nonpublic data transfers and misusing devices, among other offenses.Full story

Portugal's DPA fines Lisbon 1M euros for alleged GDPR violations

The Administrative Court of the Lisbon District agreed with Portugal's National Data Protection Commission's decision to fine the Municipality of Lisbon 1,027,500 euros for alleged EU General Data Protection Regulation violations. The court claimed Lisbon violated GDPR by "disclosing the personal data of demonstration promoters to third parties."Full story

Key dates for US comprehensive state privacy law compliance

The patchwork of U.S. comprehensive state privacy laws continues to grow courtesy of 2024 state legislative sessions. The additions bring the total number of state laws to 19 while bringing several new compliance dates for privacy professionals to keep in mind. This updated IAPP resource outlines all the key dates associated with state privacy law compliance.Full story

Biometric privacy concerns in 'precision nutrition' space

The precision nutrition movement could present several medical data privacy issues as devices, such as commercial glucose-monitoring management, are now being sold on the market, IAPP Research and Insights Analyst Cheryl Saniuk-Heinig, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, writes.

ICO publishes report on challenges in PETs adoption

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office issued a report addressing challenges organizations face when trying to adopt privacy-enhancing technologies. The report presents its research and stakeholder feedback on barriers to adopting PETs while also offering recommendations to overcome those barriers. Full story

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