The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted unanimously, 50-0, to move the proposed Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act to full House consideration. The bill would prohibit U.S.-based data brokers from transferring sensitive data to foreign adversaries, complementing U.S.
Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind participated in Q&A session regarding her appointment at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Kind spoke about her career in privacy and what she hopes to do in her new role, including working to ensure unlawful privacy practices that have become "commonplace" are "properly regulated."Full story
The Administrative Chamber of the National Court of Spain announced it supports the decision by country's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, to stop cryptocurrency provider Worldcoin from processing citizens' biometric data, Confilegal reports.
Automakers allegedly shared drivers' data with insurance companies through data broker LexisNexis, The New York Times reports. According to a consumer disclosure report, General Motors shared consumers' driving information, including speed and mileage, to LexisNexis without drivers' consent.
A fine against financial services company Klarna for alleged EU General Data Protection Regulation violations was raised back to SEK7.5 million by Sweden's Administrative Court of Appeal, Reuters reports. Last year, a lower court ruled the company should pay SEK6 million in penalties.
The U.S. Senate confirmed two Republican commissioners to the Federal Trade Commission, Reuters reports. The new commissioners are Virginia Solicitor General Andrew Ferguson and Utah Solicitor General Melissa Holyoak, whom President Joe Biden nominated in July of last year.
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 compared U.S. President Joe Biden's privacy and AI callouts in his 2024 State of the Union address to mentions in his two prior addresses.Full story
European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders gathered this week with representatives from 15 countries that have adequacy decisions with the EU, including Channel Islands, Japan and New Zealand. In opening remarks, Reynders referenced "recent and very interesting developments that aim at 'bridging' or connecting different transfer mechanisms," such as mutual adequacy arrangements or model contractual clauses.
Future of Privacy Forum Director of U.S. Legislation Keir Lamont, CIPP/US, and Fellow Jordan Francis wrote for Tech Policy Press on the commonalities and differences on what counts as sensitive data between various U.S. states. It notes which states have set standards copied by others and how protections for data such as biometrics and for minors vary widely.Full story
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, fined UniCredit Bank 2.8 million euros for alleged insufficient cybersecurity measures to prevent a data breach. The agency also fined security provider NTT Data Italia 800,000 euros for reporting the breach after the required deadline.Full story