During its 48th plenary session, the European Data Protection Board adopted two opinions on the European Commission's draft U.K. adequacy decision. The EDPB found areas of "strong alignment" between the EU and U.K.'s data protection frameworks while pointing out areas the commission should monitor i...

European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders told members of the European Parliament that airlines could use COVID-19 travel certificates to facilitate safe travel this summer, Euractiv reports. Reynders said the certificates, which would not be considered vaccine passports, would contain inf...

Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, announced sectorial nominations for its 13-seat National Council of Personal Data Protection and Privacy. Industries combined to nominate 122 candidates for the seats, which will be appointed by Brazilian President Jai...

In its draft rules on artificial intelligence, the European Union plans to ban AI systems used for mass surveillance or ranking social behavior, Bloomberg reports. Companies developing AI technology could be fined up to 4% of their global revenue for failing to comply with the rules. A coalition ...

The French data protection authority's digital innovation lab, the Laboratoire d'Innovation Numérique de la CNIL, published research regarding the exploration of how privacy protections might look in 2030. The report laid out three future outlooks at privacy and complementary approaches to those vis...