Italy’s data protection authority, the Garante, launched a contest titled “Easy privacy information via icons? Yes, you can!” seeking creative ideas to make information notices simple, clear and understood through icons. Notices informing users how their data will be used and seeking consent can oft...

The Centre for Information Policy Leadership submitted comments in response to the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam’s Draft Decree on Personal Data Protection, according to Hunton Andrews Kurth's Privacy & Information Security Law Blog. In its comments on the proposed privacy law, the CIPL...

An Hangzhou court made its final judgment in China's first lawsuit over the use of facial recognition technology, the South China Morning Post reports. The court upheld its original ruling in the case in which it ordered Hangzhou Safari Park to delete the facial image of a citizen who sued the zoo f...

The European Data Protection Board published its two opinions on the European Commission's draft U.K. adequacy decision. The opinions assess the commission's draft decision under the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Law Enforcement Directive. The EDPB highlights the areas of alignment betwe...

Fifteen years ago, an experience on a vacation inspired Michelle Beistle, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, to become a member of The Nature Conservancy. Now, she is the chief ethics, compliance and privacy officer of the global environmental organization that has more than 1 million members and works in more ...