About the IAPP

Alex LaCasse

IAPP

Staff Writer

Staff Writer Alex LaCasse produces content for the IAPP’s Daily Dashboard, Europe Data Protection Digest, Canada Dashboard Digest, Asia-Pacific Dashboard Digest and U.S. Privacy Digest. Additionally, he contributes original articles to The Privacy Advisor.

Prior to joining the IAPP, Alex worked as a journalist covering the Seacoast of Maine and New Hampshire for Seacoast Media Group. He has also written for USA Today and The Christian Science Monitor. He is a former New England First Amendment Fellow and National Press Foundation Fellow.

In his free time, Alex enjoys cooking, traveling and attending Boston Celtics and Red Sox Games. His favorite place in world is Galway, Ireland.

Contributions by Alex LaCasse

• Ontario IPC's Transparency Challenge to feature data privacy element
  The Privacy Advisor
• EDPB opinion on legality of pay-or-consent models in EU GDPR context
  The Privacy Advisor
• IAPP GPS 2024: Chopra discusses CFPB's privacy initiatives
  The Privacy Advisor
• IAPP GPS 2024: Localization, adequacy define current data transfer landscape
  The Privacy Advisor
• IAB seeks streamlined adtech privacy compliance with Diligence Platform
  The Privacy Advisor
• Platform aims to streamline children's privacy compliance for online game developers
  The Privacy Advisor
• US executive order will address brokers' sensitive data transfers to 'countries of concern'
  The Privacy Advisor
• Securiti launches AI governance, discovery tool
  
• Report examines state of African nations' data protection laws, implementation efforts
  The Privacy Advisor
• Proposed data provenance standards aim to enhance trustworthiness of AI training data
  
• Canadian privacy tech vendors release joint Quebec Law 25 compliance solution
  The Privacy Advisor
• EU reaches deal on world's first comprehensive AI regulation
  
• Canadian Parliament's Bill C-27 hearing delves deeper into AIDA
  
• Osano acquires WireWheel
  The Privacy Advisor
• US Congress unveils bipartisan FISA Section 702 reform legislation
  The Privacy Advisor
• US Senate subcommittee focuses on AI in the workplace
  
• A look at HP's Privacy Engineering Center of Excellence
  The Privacy Advisor
• US House subcommittee dives into privacy, AI legislative recommendations
  The Privacy Advisor
• IAPP releases AI Governance Professional training course
  
• PCLOB report further divides FISA Section 702 reauthorization talks
  The Privacy Advisor
• California Legislature passes Delete Act regulating data brokers
  The Privacy Advisor
• Dual US Senate hearings continue work toward AI regulation
  
• UK digital regulators discuss interagency enforcement, AI governance coordination
  The Privacy Advisor
• Osano receives $25M series B funding, launches new management tools
  Privacy Tech
• DataGrail launches 'managed services' privacy program administration
  Privacy Tech
• US Senate subcommittee explores AI risks, legislative solutions
  
• Trust intelligence vendor launches AI Governance solution
  
• CPPA debuts new CPRA complaint form
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Rose Mosero Maina
  The Privacy Advisor
• IAPP CPS 23: Forthcoming Quebec privacy regulations situate province 'between Canada and Europe'
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: 31 May-5 June 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• AI governance, regulation top of mind at IAPP CPS 2023
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: 23-30 May 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• OPC announces investigation of OpenAI at IAPP CPS 2023
  The Privacy Advisor
• An update of C-27 since its reintroduction in Parliament
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Pierce White-Joncas
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: 16-22 May 2023
  The Privacy Advisor
• BigID's LLM-based BigAI seeks to automate data security, risk management
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: 9-15 May 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: 2-8 May 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: 25 April -1 May 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• What's next for potential global AI regulation, best practices
  The Privacy Advisor
• In wake of global data transfer complexity, need for multilateral treaty grows
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: 18-24 April 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: 4-10 April 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Trevor Noah warns of 'unintended consequences' of tech at GPS23
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: 28 March-3 April 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• NGO seeks more Ukrainian privacy awareness amid Russian invasion
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Alea Garbagnati
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: 21-27 March 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: March 14-20, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: March 7-13, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Feb. 28-March 6, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• 'Neurorights' and the next flashpoint of medical privacy
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Shivangi Nadkarni
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Feb. 22-27, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Feb. 14-21, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Feb. 7-13, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Jan. 24-30, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• US NIST publishes AI Risk Management Framework 1.0
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Violet Sullivan
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Jan. 18-23, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Irish DPC fines WhatsApp 5.5M euros, fissure with EDPB continues
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Jan. 10-17, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Jan. 3-9, 2023
  Privacy Tracker
• A look back at privacy and data protection in 2022
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Dec. 13-19, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Are EU AI Act sandboxes viable without GDPR waivers for experimentation?
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Dec. 6-12, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Synthetic data a key to privacy by design practices in new Canadian smart city partnership
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Michael Morgan
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global news roundup: Nov. 22-28, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Nov. 8-14, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Nov. 1-7, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Oct. 25-31, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• The future of AI regulations and how companies can prepare
  The Privacy Advisor
• FTC event on digital advertising to children looks at brand-influencer relationships
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Oct. 18-24, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Oct. 12-17, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Implications of EU-US Data Privacy Framework as adequacy decision looms
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Oct. 4-11, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Sept. 20-26, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Sean Illing
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Sept. 13-19, 2022
  Westin Research Center
• Twitter whistleblower testifies before US Senate Judiciary Committee
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Sept. 7-12, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Aug. 23-29, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• NIST Privacy Workforce Public Working Group helps craft TKS statements for Privacy Framework
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Aug. 16-22, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Aug. 9-15, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: Aug. 2-8, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: July 26-Aug. 1, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• US Senate committee advances two children's privacy bills
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: July 19-25, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Proposed EU AI Act blurs lines between AI developers and data processors under GDPR
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: July 6-11, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Vendor creates first-ever pre-deployment privacy platform
  Privacy Tech
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Simon McDougall
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: June 21-27, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: June 14-20, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Canada introduces new federal privacy and AI legislation
  The Privacy Advisor
• Vendor's new API+ allows for integration with custom, internal data systems
  Privacy Tech
• Global News Roundup: June 1-6, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Global News Roundup: May 24-31, 2022
  Privacy Tracker
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Abhishek Tiwari
  The Privacy Advisor
• US Senate confirms Alvaro Bedoya to FTC as fifth and final commissioner
  The Privacy Advisor
• US cybersecurity director on how government can form new social contract with tech industry
  The Privacy Advisor
• Measuring the carbon footprint of browsing cookies
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Marcin Czarnecki
  The Privacy Advisor
• Colorado attorney general details his CPA enforcement priorities at IAPP GPS22
  The Privacy Advisor
• IAPP's 2022 Vanguard Award Winners
  The Privacy Advisor
• Global News Roundup: Brazil, Europe, US and more
  Privacy Tracker
• A conversation with Ukrainian Dmytro Korchynskyi
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Anna Gamvros
  The Privacy Advisor
• Member Spotlight: A conversation with Felipe Palhares
  The Privacy Advisor