Google published a blog post seeking to clarify its information regarding users' settings and control over the collection of their location data. The company says it has spent recent years adding "more control and transparency directly into our products," and discusses specific actions it has taken,...

The European Commission proposed fellow EU institutions join on a declaration of digital rights and principles. The declaration, which includes commitments to privacy, would present a "clear reference point" for the direction of the EU digital transformation while also providing "a guide for policy ...

Critics of the Internal Revenue Service’s new requirement for taxpayers to use facial recognition warn without proper safeguards, information collected by the agency could easily be reused for other purposes, Axios reports. The IRS will now require some taxpayers to provide third-party ID.me with th...

To stay apprised of the hundreds of data protection laws that exist across the globe, the IAPP Westin Research Center announces the creation of a single indexed resource of these laws — the "Global Privacy Law and DPA Directory." The interactive map identifies those countries with data protection la...

Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, announced a 26.5 million euro fine against multinational electric and gas distributor Enel Energia for violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Following an investigation of hundreds of complaints, the Garante found the company was un...