The Wall Street Journal reports Meta proposed charging EU users for ad-free services to address alleged EU General Data Protection Regulation violations concerning personalized advertising. Meta made the pitch to EU privacy and competition regulators, putting individual and bundle fees on ad-free ve...

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office released guidelines for lawful employee monitoring in the workplace. ICO-commissioned research showed 70% of the public views employee monitoring as an invasion of privacy. Deputy Commissioner Emily Keaney said the guidance, aimed at public and private-sect...

The Association of National Advertisers and 4A's rolled out a campaign to solicit U.S. lawmakers on a comprehensive federal privacy law, MediaPost reports. The ad groups' "Responsible Privacy in Advertising Initiative" aims to pitch U.S. Congress on overriding the growing patchwork of U.S. state pri...

A parliamentary panel called on the Communications Authority of Kenya to ban cryptocurrency Worldcoin's operations in the country until appropriate regulations are in place, Reuters reports. Despite a court-ordered suspension issued in August over its biometric data collection, Worldcoin's virtual o...

Ireland's Data Protection Commission released a case study handbook documenting notable actions from the first five years of EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement. The booklet contains 126 case studies showing relevant examples of the DPC's focus and approach to various types of complain...