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15 state attorneys general condemn DOGE access to US Treasury

California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of state attorneys general on a joint statement regarding the U.S. Treasury Department granting the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive payment systems. "The President does not have the power to give away our private information to anyone he chooses, and he cannot cut federal payments approved by Congress," the statement read, in part.

A view from Brussels: How serious is the EU about competitiveness?

Since its release in September 2024, the report on EU competitiveness led by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has been surprisingly lasting, IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes. She explores the resonance of the report, noting, "The breadth and impact of such an initiative has yet to be specified. There are a few indicators to watch to gauge how serious the commission might be about its ambitions."Read more

25 leaders, 25 moments at 25 years: Jules Polonetsky

As part of its 25th anniversary, the IAPP will celebrate 25 trailblazing innovators and 25 defining moments in the last quarter century that helped establish the privacy and digital governance profession. This week, we celebrate founding IAPP board member and current Future of Privacy Forum CEO Jules Polonetsky, CIPP/US, who was part of the first wave of chief privacy officers when he became CPO of advertising technology firm DoubleClick in 2000.