The California Privacy Protection Agency released a resource hub for residents to learn about their rights around privacy and actions they can take to protect it. The site also has guidelines for businesses to better understand their responsibilities under the California Consumer Privacy Act.Full story
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Meredith Whittaker, president of encrypted messaging app Signal, about how to square privacy with safety in the artificial intelligence field at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
A group of 18 U.S. senators wrote a letter to the Department of Justice urging an investigation into whether facial recognition technology violates the Civil Rights Act, The Record reports.
Peru's data protection authority, the Autoridad Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales, said it issued PEN2,756,695 in fines over personal data protection violations during 2023 in an annual review of enforcement actions.
Advertising technology companies are focusing on privacy practices including third-party pixels and consumer information monetization amid expanding U.S. state privacy laws, AdExchanger reports.
A California police department tried to identify a murder suspect using DNA and facial recognition technology in 2017, Wired reports. The police department sent DNA to Parabon NanoLabs, a company that claimed it could use DNA to predict what someone looks like, and then attempted to use facial recognition technology on the image. Full story
The European Commission published this week its long-awaited report upholding 11 existing data protection adequacy agreements, while the European Data Protection Board released its year-long review, under the Coordinated Enforcement Framework, of the role, designation and position of data protection officers across the continent. IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, outlines the actions and key takeaways.Full story
Politico reports on a perceived lack of transparency around the establishment and work of the U.S. Data Protection Review Court. Created under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the court's mandate is to tackle consumer redress concerning foreign surveillance claims against U.S. government access to non-U.S. residents' data.
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, issued an updated plan to educate people on the need for personal data safety and the standards governing those laws. The plan includes creating instructional materials, publishing new regulations and working with institutions to carry out those goals.Full story
The New Hampshire Senate concurred by voice vote on House amendments to Senate Bill 255, paving the way for the comprehensive privacy bill to pass the legislature. The bill covers organizations processing data on more than 35,000 state residents or those processing data on more than 10,000 and generating more than 25% revenue from data sales. It includes support for universal opt-out mechanisms, a 60-day cure period that sunsets in 2026 and a narrow rulemaking under the secretary of state. Following enrollment and action by the governor, the bill takes effect 1 Jan.