The Council of the European Union adopted a protocol allowing for free data flows between the EU and Japan as part of an economic partnership agreement. The protocol is designed to prevent data localization measures and offers a predictable legal framework.Full story...

The Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum marked its second anniversary by announcing the appointment of accountability agents working in five jurisdictions tasked with certifying organizations' compliance with the Global CBPRs and Global Privacy Recognition for Processor Systems. As part of the d...

The European Commission introduced two tools to anonymously report violations of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. The tools ensure that whistleblowers' data is encrypted, "guaranteeing the complete privacy of the whistleblower in all its communications with the Commission."Full ...

In an op-ed for The Hill, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights Director Melanie Fontes Rainer touted the recently approved Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act rule on the disclosure of individual's reproductive health data in legal investigations. Rain...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission updated the Health Breach Notification Rule. The revised rule includes updated definitions to "underscore application" to health apps and "similar technologies not covered by (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)." Changes to the consumer and age...