MedData data breach lawsuit settled for $7M
(Apr 19, 2024) The HIPAA Journal reports cycle management firm MedData agreed to pay USD7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a data breach. The lawsuit inv... Read More
European Commission issues guidance on Data Act
(Apr 19, 2024) The European Commission published an overview of the Data Act. The law raises rules on who can access and use data generated in the EU across all economic se... Read More
A view from Brussels: Behavioral advertising is an unstoppable current
(Apr 19, 2024) The European Data Protection Board's opinion on the pay-or-consent models being deployed by large online platforms as a legal construct to support behavioral... Read More
South Korea's PIPC updates DPIA guide
(Apr 19, 2024) South Korea's Personal Information Protection Committee updated guidelines for conducting data protection impact assessments under the Personal Information P... Read More
Op-ed: APRA should be a floor for privacy rights
(Apr 19, 2024) Electronic Frontier Federation Staff Attorney Mario Trujillo urged U.S. Congress to allow for a private right of action, limit data sharing with the governme... Read More
The IAPP's top 5 most-read articles for the week of 15 April 2024
(Apr 19, 2024) We know there's a lot of news to sift through these days. To help, we have gathered the top headlines of the week for you. Read More
Notes from the IAPP Canada Managing Director, 19 April 2024
(Apr 19, 2024) The clause-by-clause consideration of Bill C-27 in the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology are ongoing. I've managed to listen to ... Read More
A view from Brussels: Behavioral advertising and consent, signs of a tide
(Apr 18, 2024) Rarely has a European Data Protection Board plenary generated so much aggravation and heated opinions as what we are seeing this week. The EDPB issue... Read More
Implications of Thailand's Digital Platform Services Law
(Apr 18, 2024) Thailand's Digital Platform Services Law, which aims to increase transparency with digital platforms, "marked a significant step in shaping the evolving land... Read More
NZ Privacy Commissioner seeks review of the Privacy Act
(Apr 18, 2024) New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster said in an interview with Heather du Plessis-Allan that he aims to review the Privacy Act and introduce a "r... Read More