The last day for California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign or veto bills passed by the legislature was 14 Oct., concluding the busiest year for California lawmakers since 2007. Of the more than 2,600 bills introduced this session, approximately 1,000 were sent to Newsom's desk. After the dust settled...

During California's busiest legislative session since 2007, Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., signed nine privacy-related pieces of legislation into law, including the Delete Act and a Confidentiality of Medical Information Act amendment to increase protections for reproductive health data. IAPP Westin R...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published a blog on the future of data protection using encryption with quantum computing development. The OPC emphasized the importance of protecting sensitive data using encryption methods, while noting post-quantum cryptography methods could protec...

As part of a 2022 plan made with the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, Google will depreciate third-party cookies from its Chrome browser starting in January 2024, MediaPost reports. The move is meant to protect consumer privacy by reducing cross-site tracking. There will be workarounds for ot...

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denied Meta's request to have the court take over its privacy dispute with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Reuters reports. The court ruled the FTC can limit how much money Meta makes off advertising to users under 18 as part of a settlement ov...