Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law was enacted 16 Sept., the Saudi Gazette reports. The law regulates the collection, processing, disclosure and preservation of data, including a "detailed framework of processing standards, the rights of data subjects, the obligations of relevant bodies whe...

The Associated Press reports Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita sued Indiana University Health and IU Healthcare Associates over an alleged Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violation concerning abortion patient privacy. The attorney general claimed a physician at the hospital vi...

Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, extended the deadline for its public consultation on the draft Regulation on International Transfers of Personal Data. The deadline to submit public comments was extended to 14 Oct.Full story...

The Robodebt scheme was a controversial and unlawful attempt by the Australian government to recover debts from welfare recipients between 2015 and 2019 using an automated data-matching system. During this period, serious questions were raised about the processes behind automated data-matching and a...

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol told U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., it will stop buying mobile device location data at the end of September, 404 Media reports. While there was no explanation for the halt, Wyden said CBP's decision is "good news" but wants further information on why CBP was given "autho...