In this week’s global news roundup, the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union  approved the NIS2 Directive. The Irish Data Protection Commission fined Meta 265 million euros for alleged EU General Data Protection Regulation violations. And, PwC Senior Associate Ravin Nandle, CIPT, br...

In this week’s global news roundup, European Parliament rapporteurs for the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act circulated a fresh compromise text focused on overhauling parts of the bill's enforcement framework. The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced new guidance and resources for da...

U.S. data analytics firm Palantir is a top-bidder for the main data provider contract for the U.K. National Health Service, the Financial Times reports. The contract's total value would be 360 million GBP. Reportedly, the company’s pursuit of the NHS contract alarmed privacy advocates and staff. Pla...

A December 2021 data breach in Albania still has far-reaching consequences for Albanian and neighboring Kosovan citizens, Balkan Insight reports. As a result of the breach, a list of personally identifiable information began circulating online. Eight months prior to the breach, Triana-based portal L...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission extended its deadline for financial institutions to enhance their security safeguards for customers’ personal information. The deadline for compliance with the Safeguards Rule, which requires nonbanking institutions like mortgage brokers and auto dealers to create c...