In this week’s global legislative roundup, WhatsApp could face a 50 million euro fine for allegedly failing to adhere to EU General Data Protection Regulation transparency requirements. In the U.S., the Biden administration appointed Christopher Hoff, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, as deputy secretary for s...

Somag News reports databases belonging to an unidentified Brazilian organization were left open to expose personal data on more than 220 million individuals. Names, birthdates and individual taxpayer registry identification were revealed in the breach, along with distinct vehicle information, includ...

U.K. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham wrote a blog post addressing the interim data flow provisions outlined in the EU-U.K. Brexit agreement. Denham said the six-month grace period to carve out an adequacy agreement on data flows is  "an important safety net" and "was the best possible outc...

Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, ordered TikTok to block the accounts of users within the country whose age cannot be verified, Reuters reports. The edict came down following the death of a 10-year-old girl and would require the application to prohibit the registration of any user und...

Politico reports WhatsApp could face fines up to 50 million euros for alleged violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Ireland's Data Protection Commission found the messaging application failed to adhere to the transparency requirements under the GDPR. The penalty is currently under...