Study examines reliance on third-party cookies for advertisers

(Mar 6, 2024) MediaPost reports a study from 33Across found advertisers still rely primarily on third-party cookies, despite several internet browsers planning to deprecat... Read More

Somalia establishes data protection authority

(Feb 29, 2024) Somalia established a data protection authority 24 Feb., News Blaze reports. The Somali Data Protection Authority is charged with preventing data misuse and ... Read More

South Africa's DPA issues first POPIA direct marketing order

(Feb 27, 2024) South Africa's Information Regulator announced its first direct marketing enforcement under the Protection of Personal Information Act. The regulator ordered... Read More

Nigeria DPC publishes guidance for data controller, processor registration requirements

(Feb 21, 2024) The Nigeria Data Protection Commission issued guidance for the registration requirements for data controllers and processors with "particular value or signif... Read More

OECD launches group focused on AI, data, privacy collaborations

(Feb 21, 2024) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development launched a group focused on finding common ground between artificial intelligence, data and privac... Read More

WSJ podcast looks at biometrics security

(Feb 13, 2024) The Wall Street Journal's The Future of Everything podcast discussed the role biometrics could play in everyday life. It delved into where the technology is ... Read More

The IAPP's top 5 most-read articles for the week of 29 Jan. 2024

(Feb 2, 2024) We know there is a lot of news to sift through these days. To help, we have gathered the top headlines of the week for you. Read More

Report examines state of African nations' data protection laws, implementation efforts

(Feb 1, 2024) As African societies have digitized in recent years, the need for securing individuals' personal data has grown exponentially. A new Read More

Examining the barriers African nations face in fully implementing data protection laws

(Feb 1, 2024) As Africa's digital transformation takes greater hold across the continent, issues remain in the 35 countries that have passed data protection legislation. D... Read More

26B data record trove gets 'mother of all breaches' designation

(Jan 24, 2024) A compiled database of 26 billion leaked data records discovered by Security Discovery and CyberNews emphasized the dangers of poor security measures, Davey ... Read More