In this week’s Global News Roundup, the European Commission announced Big Tech employees who were laid off can take jobs helping the enforcement of the Digital Services Act. The French data protection authority fined an application developer. The Canadian province of British Colombia saw a significant drop in right-to-access requests after public agencies implemented a fee on records requests. And multiple U.S. states introduced privacy legislation.
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European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton told TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew the platform faces a Sept. 1 ban in the EU if it does not address Digital Services Act compliance.
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France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, launched a public consultation on economic issues associated with mobile applications' data collection and processing.
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Nextgov reports the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has begun considering revisions to its Cybersecurity Framework 2.0.
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Enforcement
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission published its 2023 strategic plan.
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The Czech Republic's data protection authority, Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, published its action plan for 2023.
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The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, commenced its supervision over personal data processing algorithms.
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Politico reports the European Commission plans to offer jobs to those affected by Big Tech layoffs in an effort to boost personnel overseeing enforcement of the Digital Services Act.
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The European Data Protection Board adopted reports on its first coordinated enforcement action concerning public-sector cloud services and cookie banner observations.
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Finland's deputy data protection commissioner issued a notice to the cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kaunianen about the transfer of library material search data to U.S.-based Google without "adequate additional protection measures."
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The CNIL issued a 3 million euro fine to French mobile application developer Voodoo over alleged nonconsensual user tracking.
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Asia-Pacific
Australia Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said a "whole range" of "modernisations" will be considered within the next iteration of the Privacy Act, the Guardian reports.
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Canada
According to a report from British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner Michael McEvoy, the provincial government saw an 80% drop in right to access requests by media companies after a $10 fee per request was implemented.
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Europe
Euractiv reports on Germany's submission to the Council of the European Union's negotiations on the proposed Data Act.
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U.S.
State Rep. Gregg Haddad, D-Conn., introduced House Bill 6253, the Connecticut Age-Appropriate Design Code.
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Indiana House Bill 1554, an act concerning consumer data protection, was introduced and referred to the House Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development.
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State Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem, D-Mass., introduced Senate Bill 745, the Massachusetts Data Privacy Protection Act.
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Mississippi House Bill 467, the Biometric Identifiers Privacy Act, was introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A.
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New York Senate Bill 2277, the Digital Fairness Act, was introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Internet And Technology.
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New York Assembly Bill 1362, the Biometric Privacy Act, was introduced and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection.
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State Rep. Andrew Stoddard, D-Utah, introduced an amendment to the Utah Consumer Privacy Act.
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Virginia Senate Bill 1087 proposes provisions to protect genetic data privacy.
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Virginia SB 1432 concerns protection of personal health records.
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State Del. Wayne Clark, R-W.Va., introduced House Bill 2460, an act concerning children's privacy, to the West Virginia House.
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Guidance
The Danish data protection authority, Datatilsynet, shared guidance on storing personal data for documentation purposes.
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The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology will publish the first iteration of its Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework Jan. 26.
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BBB National Programs will launch a verification seal program for companies using SafeGuard Privacy’s platform to verify compliance with the California Privacy Rights Act, MediaPost reports.
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ICYMI
Ireland's Data Protection Commission completed its inquiry into Meta platform’s WhatsApp, and fined the company 5.5 million euros related to forced user consent for the processing of their data 19 Jan. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse has the details.
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