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...

In a blog post, European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski said cybersecurity and data protection are "inseparable." Noting the EDPS will participate in the EU's Cybersecurity Month in October, Wiewiórowski said the EDPS supports "a legal, strategic, and operational approach to cybers...

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...

Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, announced the Eastern High Court ruled in a case against hotel chain Arp-Hansen, resulting in a fine of DKK1 million. Director Cristina Angela Gulisano said the court "broadly" agreed with a 2020 assessment by the Datatilsynet over the company's all...

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology renamed its Usable Cybersecurity program the Human-Centered Cybersecurity program. NIST said the change better represents the "broader scope of work we provide for the cybersecurity practitioner and IT professional communities" and its mission ...