U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 20 April, The Associated Press reports. The Senate passed a bill 60-34, renewing Section 702 authority just after the deadline for the program to expire. Meanwhile, Columbia University ...

The Netherlands' data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, warned government offices not to use Facebook if they are uncertain how visitors' data will be affected. The AP said after a 2021 investigation it could not determine whether visitor information is collected legally by the ...

The IAPP released several full-length keynote presentations from the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2024. Columbia University Law Professor Anu Bradford discussed the differences between digital regulatory models in China, the EU and the U.S. and their implications for liberal democracy. Other presentat...

Israel's Privacy Protection Agency issued analysis of health care providers' data privacy compliance. The PPA report is based on a survey to health entities on organizational and corporate governance, database management and information security. Following discovery and notice of compliance shortcom...

South Korea's Personal Information Protection Committee and the Korea Internet and Security Agency launched a pilot program for a joint privacy-by-design certification. The program is intended to improve personal information collection devices present in everyday life. The first approved certificati...