Reuters reports technology industry groups are urging the European Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity to make the proposed European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services inclusive to large technology companies.
The fundamental question facing U.S. lawmakers pursuing comprehensive federal privacy legislation is whether it should "function as a ceiling or as a floor," writes IAPP Principal Researcher, Privacy Law and Policy, Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US. The approach to federal preemption over a growing state privacy law patchwork will answer that question.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission announced support for Meta's decision to pause training of its large language model using Facebook and Instagram users' public posts. The DPC said it would "continue to engage with Meta on the issue." Meanwhile, U.K.
India's Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the rulemaking phase of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act implementation is nearly complete, the Times of India reports. Vaishnaw said the next phase is to open "industry-wide consultations."Full story
A coalition of privacy advocates are lobbying the Vermont General Assembly to override Gov. Phil Scott's, R-Vt., veto of a recently passed comprehensive privacy bill, MediaPost reports.
How advertising and marketing will be handled under the EU Artificial Intelligence Act will likely depend on future regulators navigating existing laws and taking closer looks at use cases, representatives from a pair of marketing companies and a top negotiator told the audience at the IAPP AI Governance Global 2024 in Brussels. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports on the complexities facing the industry when it comes to understanding the pending regulation.
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission published its Personal Information Processing Policy Evaluation Plan. The PIPC will examine the policies of 49 companies across seven industries with the aim of increasing transparency and information processing protection standards.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a USD6.75 million data breach settlement with software company Blackbaud in connection with a 2020 data breach. "Not only did Blackbaud fail to protect consumers' personal information, but they misled the public of the full impact of the data breach. This is simply unacceptable," Bonta said in a statement.Full story
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy is urging social media platforms to include warning labels due to their possible impact on underage users' mental health, The New York Times reports. Murthy claimed online safety risks "are the consequence of unleashing powerful technology without adequate safety measures, transparency or accountability."Full story
Mozilla announced the acquisition of privacy technology company Anonym to increase its use of privacy-enhancing technology for digital advertising, AdExchanger reports.