While Luxembourg is one of the smallest member states by size in the EU, it hosts one of its most influential institutions: the Court of Justice of the European Union. IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes this week was a good illustration with a proposed re-extension of Ge...

The Belgian government released a guide overviewing its agenda when it assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Among data privacy, security and technology topics, the document states the EU must compete to lead in artificial intelligence development and pursue "more competitive ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a federal appellate court to reject Meta's request to temporarily stop its legal battle over user data monetization, MediaPost reports. The FTC claimed Meta requested the halt to avoid an FTC order that could prohibit Meta from monetizing minors data. Full sto...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights announced its first ever phishing settlement, a USD480,000 fine to Lafourche Medical Group. OCR said Lafourche Medical Group did not conduct a risk analysis to identify potential threats to its health information systems, lead...

Forbes reports Alan Rosa, former global head of information security at X, formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit against X claiming he was fired for refusing to violate the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's consent order on privacy. Rosa alleged he was asked to cut his department by 50%, violatin...