Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, signed Senate File 262 on consumer privacy into law. Reynolds touted the bill as giving consumers "a reasonable level of transparency and control over their personal data." The law will take effect 1 Jan. 2025. IAPP Westin Research Fellow Anokhy Desai, CIPP/US, CIPT, analy...

The U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology published a white paper with its approach to regulating artificial intelligence technologies. The regulatory framework seeks to "build public trust in cutting-edge technologies and make it easier for businesses to innovate, grow and create j...

Members of India's Parliament on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology proposed 40 amendments to the draft Digital Data Protection Bill. The proposed changes relate to concerns over perceived centralization of power, insufficient independence for the proposed Data Protection...

The state of Arkansas brought lawsuits 28 March against social media companies TikTok and Meta, alleging the companies deceived consumers about children’s safety on their platforms, ABC News reports. In total, two lawsuits were brought against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, and another ag...

Both chambers of the French legislature approved draft legislation to temporarily utilize "intelligent surveillance systems" during the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, The Associated Press reports. The systems "combine cameras with artificial intelligence software to flag potential security con...