FISA Section 702 renewal bill clears procedural vote in US Senate
(Apr 19, 2024) The U.S. Senate opened debate on reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with a 67-32 procedural vote, CNN reports. It is... Read More
UN agency suffers ransomware attack
(Apr 19, 2024) A significant amount of U.N. Development Programme data related to its staff and internal operations was stolen in a ransomware attack, CyberScoop reports. W... Read More
Examining Eurodac's expanded biometric data collection
(Apr 19, 2024) The European Parliament passed amendments expanding Eurodac, previously a fingerprint database, to now allow for the biometric data collection from migrants ... Read More
Nunavut privacy commissioner warns against potential mail fraud
(Apr 19, 2024) Nunavut's Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner filed a report calling on the provincial government to take measures to shore up a new mailing s... Read More
Norway's DPA issues requirements for code of conduct monitors
(Apr 18, 2024) Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, published requirements for entities overseeing industry-specific codes of conduct. The eight categories of ... Read More
Netherlands' AP requests infrastructure ministry curb use of smart traffic lights
(Apr 18, 2024) The Netherlands' data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, requested the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management curb the use of smart ... Read More
EDPB adopts organizational strategy for 2024-2027
(Apr 18, 2024) The European Data Protection Board released its organizational strategy for 2024-2027. The strategy centers around four core pillars: improved legal harmoniz... Read More
US House passes bill limiting sale of personal data to intelligence agencies, police
(Apr 18, 2024) CyberScoop reports the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act, which bars law enforcement and intelligence agencies fr... Read More
US senators to introduce legislation creating licensing regime for 'advanced' AI systems
(Apr 18, 2024) U.S. Sens. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., plan to introduce legislation to create a legislative framework establishing a licensing regime f... Read More
FTC fines telehealth company $7M for privacy notice violation
(Apr 16, 2024) A proposed Read More