The 3-2 vote along party lines to release the U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board's report on the effectiveness of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section underscores the ongoing debate over renewing the program when it lapses at the end of 2023. IAPP News Edito...

The U.S. Federal Communication Commission issued a notice of proposed rulemaking 28 Sept. to reassert its authority over broadband internet and regulate for "protection of consumers’ privacy and data security interests." The notice would allow the FCC to classify the internet as a telecommunications...

Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne addressed members of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Innovation and Technology on Bill C-27 28 Sept. Dufresne outlined 15 recommendations to improve the legislation and said, overall, the bill represents an "improvement" over the existing P...

Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, submitted formal testimony on the government's updated national digitization strategy. Datatilsynet incorporated a 2022 report from the Personal Data Protection Commission, which called for a "national privacy policy that lays down guidelines for the...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is soliciting researchers to present their work at its annual PrivacyCon event, which will take place virtually 6 March 2024. FTC organizers are seeking presentations on topics including artificial intelligence, health surveillance and children's privacy. The deadli...