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Op-ed: The value in Global CBPR Forum participation
The Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum is seeking to connect the dots for the international free flow of data through its own rules framework and its newly released Privacy Recognition for Processors System. Both certification systems involve accountability agents, with the BBB National Program...
Netherlands' DPA issues guidance against web scraping
The Netherlands' data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, issued guidance detailing why scraping data from websites is illegal under the EU General Data Protection Regulation in most contexts. The AP claimed there is a general misunderstanding that the practice is legal if it scrapes ...
CPPA publishes agenda for upcoming board meeting
The California Privacy Protection Agency published its agenda for its 10 May public board meeting. Key discussion items include potential updates on the agency's data broker registration regulations and a nonpublic session to discuss the agency's litigation with the California Chamber of Commerce. F...
NSA transparency report shows increased foreign spy reports involving US citizens
The U.S. National Security Agency's disclosure report showed U.S. citizens appeared 31,000 times in the agency's foreign spy reports in 2023, The Wall Street Journal reports. The information was collected under the newly renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows ...
UK regulators commit to collaborating on online safety, data protection matters
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office issued a joint statement with the Office of Communications regarding collaboration on regulating digital services where online safety and data protection intersect. "We seek to promote compliance and support innovation, improve regulatory clarity, and enabl...
Norway's DPA releases 2023 annual report
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, released its 2023 annual report highlighting the regulator's enforcement actions and data security strategies. The DPA detailed its Project Kvist that allowed businesses to provide feedback on the agency's operational efforts and its current plans to...
US senators ask FTC to investigate automakers over location privacy concerns
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking for an investigation into automakers for allegedly providing law enforcement with location data collected from vehicles. Several automakers have allegedly disclosed user locations at the reques...
Class-action lawsuit over ABA data breach dismissed
Reuters reports the American Bar Association had a class-action lawsuit dismissed over allegations related to a 2023 data breach affecting the personal information of approximately 1.5 million members. Meanwhile, respective class-action lawsuits were filed against Amazon and Octapharma Plasma over a...
Council of the European Union adopts data transfer framework with Japan
The Council of the European Union adopted a protocol allowing for free data flows between the EU and Japan as part of an economic partnership agreement. The protocol is designed to prevent data localization measures and offers a predictable legal framework.Full story...
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