Ukraine Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights issued an advisory regarding obligations to protect personal information and to use data sparingly. The commissioner's office stressed employees of an institution must follow legal requirements when creating a data record.Full story
The U.S. Senate reauthorized the Federal Aviation Administration without including proposed revisions to pause the Transportation Security Administration's development of facial recognition programs, NextGov reports. The Senate did not hold a vote on the proposed amendments that aimed to protect citizens' biometric data.Full story
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, announced it will investigate facial recognition technology used in surveillance systems at the city of Rome's metro stations. The DPA seeks to obtain a "technical description of the facial recognition features, the purpose and legal basis of this processing of biometric data and a copy of the evaluation of impact on data protection."Full story
With increased regulatory scrutiny on the use of software development kits, privacy professionals working for app developers are left to consider lawful incorporation of these technologies. IAPP Westin Research Fellow Andrew Folks, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, outlines how SDKs enable data collection and third party disclosure of data while discussing how practitioners can address areas of increased enforcement.Full story
The U.K. Office of Communications published its draft Children's Safety Codes of Practice. The draft code lists more than 40 safety measures, which include age verification checks to prevent children from accessing harmful content, establishing a process for users to make complaints regarding services likely to be accessed by children and conducting risk assessments.
TikTok sued the U.S. government over the new law forcing its parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself of the app or face a ban in the U.S., The New York Times reports. TikTok claimed the law violates the First Amendment, and the 270-day timeline to complete a sale of TikTok was unrealistic if ByteDance were to pursue it.Full story
The Colorado General Assembly approved Senate Bill 41 to add children's privacy amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act. Key provisions include requiring data controllers to take "reasonable care" to ensure their services are not harming minors and conducting a data protection assessment if there is a "heightened risk" their product could harm minors.Full story
The U.S. Office of the National Cyber Director released its first report detailing progress on the White House's National Cybersecurity Strategy. Among the current initiatives mentioned in the report were risk management around privacy and data security as well as improving incident response and preparedness.
Kenya Ministry of Information, Communications and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo spoke about the unique challenges facing Africa in boosting its digital infrastructure during a Network of African Data Protection Authorities Annual General Meeting, The Star reports.
Europol joined with European police chiefs in a statement against end-to-end encryption, saying unilateral allowance could hurt criminal investigations, Euractiv reports. Encryption has been at the center of efforts to crack down on online child sexual abuse material, with some saying the privacy measure impedes enforcement.Full story