U.S. Senate lawmakers proposed a bipartisan bill to regulate contact tracing apps, The Washington Post reports. The Exposure Notification Privacy Act would ensure those who do not want to use the apps are not tracked and prohibit any data that is collected by the apps to be used for commercial purpo...

The IAPP released the latest edition of its "Canadian Privacy: Data Protection Law and Policy for the Practitioner" book. The latest iteration includes chapters on big data and artificial intelligence, as well as the latest details on Canadian privacy laws, such as the Personal Information Protectio...

The Khaleej Times reports United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum approved the Dubai International Financial Centre Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020, which will take force July 1. The law comes with updated regulations and a three-month grace period for...

Reuters reports on the debate around the use of surveillance tools during the protests taking place in the U.S. In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Customs and Border Patrol flew a drone over the city as protests commenced to help law enforcement as needed. Privacy advocates are concerned such tools will imp...

Access Now announced it filed a joint amicus brief with New America’s Open Technology Institute to the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine defending the state's privacy law as plaintiffs seek to invalidate the legislation. The brief discusses internet service providers' "privileged positio...