In this week’s Global News Roundup, the European Parliament adopted its position on the proposed Data Act. The Amsterdam District Court ruled Facebook processed Dutch users’ data without legal basis for 10 years. And, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized its USD520 million settlement with Epi...

In this week’s Global News Roundup, the European Parliament adopted its position on the proposed Data Act. The Amsterdam District Court ruled Facebook processed Dutch users’ data without legal basis for 10 years. And, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized its USD520 million settlement with Epi...

Feb. 17 marked the deadline for California legislators to introduce bills for the current legislative session. Among more than 2700 bills introduced by state senators and assembly members, 10 proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act and the Information Practices Act of 1977, which ...

"The primary issue with the (American Data Privacy and Protection Act) is that it grants individuals the right to control and limit the use of their personal data, which may result in the removal of vital information from databases and services that are essential in the fight against both violent cr...

At a time when rights to control and limit the use of personal data are standard features of every data privacy bill, it may be surprising to read they represent a threat to public safety. IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, looks at recent critiques of the...