The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it settled its order against software company Blackbaud for allegedly failing to implement cybersecurity safeguards, leading to a data breach that stole consumers' personal information.
Turkey's data protection commission, the Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu, is seeking public comments on proposed rules for the Personal Data Protection Law's governance of standard contract and binding corporate rules for data transfers. The public comment ends 27 May.Full story
The New Zealand Office of the Privacy Commissioner explained the details of the agency's breach notification guidelines. Data controllers have 72 hours to disclose a privacy breach once they become aware it meets notification standards, which the agency offers a tool to help assess.Full story
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health introduced its cybersecurity program Universal PatchinG and Remediation for Autonomous DEfense which aims to strengthen health care organizations' cybersecurity efforts.
Dating app Grindr Chief Privacy Officer Kelly Peterson Miranda, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, denied allegations made in a lawsuit that claimed the company shared users' HIV status with third parties, The Record reports.
U.K. officials are expected to propose a new policy at a public consultation next month that aims to prevent data breaches and guide organizations facing ransomware attacks, The Record reports. The policy would require companies to report ransomware attacks and obtain a license before paying hackers.Full story
The Council of Europe adopted a legally binding international treaty for the use of artificial intelligence systems by public bodies and their private-sector contractors. The treaty sets a legal framework that ensures human rights, the rule of law and democratic legal standards are respected throughout the entire life cycle of an AI model.
While Brussel's European quarter has become noticeably quieter in recent weeks, due in part to bank holidays and European Parliament's closure ahead of the June electoral campaign, IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes privacy activity is not slowing down. From Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act enforcement to the next steps for the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, and more, Roccia outlines what's on her radar.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 dives into the inevitable strain forming around the incorporation of both privacy and fairness into advanced technical systems.Full story
Ireland's Data Protection Commission is investigating a data breach at Dell, TechCrunch reports. The company told customers their personally identifiable information and Dell order information was exposed. The same actor is allegedly responsible for a data breach of a different Dell portal last week.Full story