Join IAPP Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer Caitlin Fennessy, CIPP/US, for a LinkedIn Live 15 Aug. breaking down the key points of the IAPP and the Cordell Institute at Washington University in St. Louis' new report examining the privacy-focused courses offered at U.S. law schools. Fennessy will delve into the report's findings with Washington University of St.
The absence of multilateral treaties governing cross-border data transfers is creating "legal fragmentation (that) will inevitably lead to inconsistent, conflicting regulations," Yilport Holding Compliance Manager Ç. Saba Uğurerkan, CIPP/E, writes. Without an international data transfer framework, Uğurerkan said the digital divide between varying countries widens and stymies global economic growth.Full story
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy and artificial intelligence governance developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S. This week, he outlines his top takeaways from the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission's children's privacy lawsuit against TikTok.Full story
Specifics around how and when data protection impact assessments need to be carried out will soon come via draft regulations under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Ikigai Law Partner Sreenidhi Srinivasan and KPMG Associate Abhinav Wadhwa, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, outline the details regarding what is currently known about the India's DPIA requirements. Editor's note: This is the ninth in a 10-part series on the operational impacts of India's DPDPA.
Assessing artificial intelligence systems can be necessary for companies to mitigate risks and ensure the technology is helping to "propel the organization toward its business and strategic goals," Red Clover Advisors founder and CEO Jodi Daniels, CIPP/US, writes. She discusses when organizations should conduct an AI risk assessment and how to ensure the assessment is effective.Full story
Ireland's Data Protection Commission welcomed the decision by the social platform X to suspend processing of users' posts to train its artificial intelligence model, Grok.
Apple announced changes to EU policies that will now allow app developers to communicate with customers outside of its App Store to comply with the Digital Markets Act, Euractiv reports. Previously, Apple would require users to access an app's services through "link outs," in which they would access a link in a given app and be directed to its website to complete a contract. Full story
Threat actors are using graphics from Google Drawing and WhatsApp's URL shortener to trick consumers into sharing personal information, Infosecurity Magazine reports. Menlo Security said while, "user security training is certainly helpful, it is a mistake to rely on training alone. There are simply too many different types of attacks," and advanced security protections are needed to protect consumers' data.Full story
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Fla., asked OpenAI to provide information about how they handle internal safety concerns after reports of the company rushing products through testing and decommissioning its safety teams, The Verge reports. OpenAI has been making partnerships with national labs and the government to explore safety best practices since those reports.
The Future of Privacy Forum released a report detailing how covered entities are complying with Washington's My Health My Data Act and Chapter 603A of the Nevada Revised Statutes that require organizations to have clear guidelines about how data is used.