IAPP adds new 'Key Dates for EU Initiatives'
The IAPP Research and Insights Team updated its Key Dates for EU Initiatives resource. Updates include major items in the EU regulatory landscape up through 2026.Full story
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Understanding the legal bases for processing personal data for analytics under GDPR
EU organizations that process personal data for analytics purposes should seek additional legal bases under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Dawn Health Compliance Manager Isabela Meloncini, CIPP/E, CIPM, writes.
IAPP publishes overview of EU Data Act
The IAPP Research and Insights Team published the fifth installment of its continuing series, "European Strategy for Data — Overview of New Regulations." The "EU Data Act 101" by European Operations Coordinator Laura Pliauskaite, offers a chart that provides an overview on which entities are permitted to access and use data generated across all economic sectors in the EU under the Data Act.Full story
Maryland lawmakers debut package of data privacy bills
The Washington Post reports on four consumer protection bills released by Democratic Maryland lawmakers that would limit companies' ability to collect data, add new rights to access that data and introduce new children online privacy rules. The bills, if passed, would put Maryland in line with a handful of other state privacy laws.Full story
Norway DPA explains why it did not participate in EDPB survey
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, said it will assess the European Data Protection Board's recommendations on how data controllers can be better supported in its 2023 survey report. Datatilsynet chose not to participate in the review in order to focus on its own data protection strategy.Full story
IAB Europe submits European Commission's questionnaire on GDPR application
IAB Europe submitted a list of observations to the European Commission's Multistakeholder Expert Group Questionnaire for the upcoming 2024 Report on the Application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
US senators call for a new agency to regulate Big Tech firms
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., urging him to establish a new federal agency to regulate digital platforms.
Network advertising group working on location data handling recommendations
The Network Advertising Initiative said it is working with its members to develop guidelines on how to handle sensitive location data in the wake of enforcement actions from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The voluntary standards are meant to help members adhere to best practices and builds on the group's prior recommendations.Full story
Fintech company experiences cyberattack
Financial technology company EquiLend experienced a cyberattack on its internal systems, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company is working to restore the systems and determine if any data was stolen.Full story
White House plans executive order on foreign access to US sensitive data
U.S. President Joe Biden will soon release an executive order targeting foreign adversaries' attempts to access U.S. citizens' sensitive personal data and the personal data of individuals associated with the government, according to a document obtained by Bloomberg. The order will reportedly direct the U.S.