Big Tech companies weigh in on FISA Section 702 reauthorization debate

(Mar 22, 2023) Bloomberg reports Big Tech companies, including Google, Meta and Apple, are lobbying for consideration of data access limitations if Section 702 of the Forei... Read More

Global News Roundup: March 14-20, 2023

(Mar 20, 2023) In this week’s Global News Roundup, the European Parliament adopted its position on the proposed Data Act. The Amsterdam District Court ruled Facebook proces... Read More

Roundup: the EU, the Netherlands, US and more

(Mar 20, 2023) In this week’s Global News Roundup, the European Parliament adopted its position on the proposed Data Act. The Amsterdam District Court ruled Facebook proces... Read More

Report highlights background for FISA Section 702 reauthorization

(Mar 20, 2023) The U.S. Congressional Research Service issued a report outlining details of the Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ahead of potential re... Read More

Alberta to mandate body-worn cameras for police officers

(Mar 17, 2023) The government of Alberta will require all police officers to wear body cameras, CBC News reports. Brandon University sociology professor Christopher Schneid... Read More

US lawmakers, groups call for Section 702, surveillance changes

(Mar 16, 2023) In a joint statement, U.S. Reps. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, urged reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 7... Read More

Roundup: EU, New Zealand, US and more

(Mar 13, 2023) In this week’s Global News Roundup, the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand responded to a public survey calling for increased privacy protections. EU compan... Read More

Global News Roundup: March 7-13, 2023

(Mar 13, 2023) In this week’s Global News Roundup, the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand responded to a public survey calling for increased privacy protections. EU compan... Read More

A view from DC: The rise of private life, location tracking

(Mar 10, 2023) IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy developments in the nation’s capital and... Read More

NZ privacy commissioner warns of erosion of privacy in gang surveillance legislation

(Mar 10, 2023) In an interview with Stuff, New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster spoke out against the proposed expansion of the Search and Surveillance Act. W... Read More