To stay apprised of the hundreds of data protection laws that exist across the globe, the IAPP Westin Research Center announces the creation of a single indexed resource of these laws — the "Global Privacy Law and DPA Directory." The interactive map identifies those countries with data protection la...

The U.K. government announced the formation and inaugural meeting of the International Data Transfer Expert Council, which is designed to "help Britain seize the opportunities of better global data sharing." The 20-member group features industry representatives from the likes of Google, Mastercard a...

The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation published research on the potential compliance costs with a 50-state patchwork of comprehensive privacy laws. ITIF's report found the out-of-state costs stemming from 50 separate laws could exceed $1 trillion over 10 years, $200 billion of whi...

The California Privacy Rights Act’s universal opt-out signal was a key issue raised in 900 pages of feedback submitted to the California Privacy Protection Agency as it works to create new CPRA implementation regulations, AdExchanger reports. Industry stakeholders including Google and Mozilla debate...

The rally for heightened U.S. enforcement against so-called "dark patterns" pushed forward Monday with a group of state attorneys general filing or preparing to file lawsuits over alleged dark patterns linked to Google's location data practices. Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announc...