Legal, reputational and business risks have the potential to mount following a cyberattack, Baker McKenzie Global Data Privacy and Security Business Unit Chair Brian Hengesbaugh, CIPP/US, writes.
A recent case before the Court of Justice of the European Union involving the development of a COVID-19 app commissioned by the National Public Health Centre of the Lithuanian Ministry of Public Health clarified issues surrounding assigning liability of data controllers and processors when EU General Data Protection Regulation violations occur, Bird & Bird's Katerina Tassi and Ruth Boardman write.
Google is making the final preparations to phase out browsing cookies in its Chrome browser by the end of 2024, The Wall Street Journal reports. Beginning 4 Jan., the company launched a test to restrict cookies for 1% of Chrome users, ahead of the full planned phase-out by year's end.
To address the changing business landscape of the digital advertising world, marketing firms should lean on their company's data protection officer to help ensure businesses can maintain access to their customers in a legally-compliant manner, LiveRamp Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Global Chief Data Ethics Officer Amy Lee Stewart, CIPP/US, writes in AdWeek.
2023 made for a notable leap in the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technologies around the world, Hintze Law's Alexandra Schlight, CIPP/E, CIPM, and Jevan Hutson, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, write. Schlight and Hutson reviewed last year's major AI developments and offered what AI-related predictions may come to fruition in 2024, including the potential introduction of new jurisdictional AI laws.
A California sales lead generating firm entered a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that bars the company from making or facilitating robocalls to individuals on the national Do Not Call Registry. Response Tree allegedly operated more than 50 websites that coaxed consumers into providing personal information for the purpose of offering mortgage refinancing loans.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission said it is investigating Meta for 14 alleged violations of the country's data privacy laws, IT Edge reports. It is the latest country to pursue action against the social media company for how it uses data for marketing purposes. The NDPC is also looking into privacy breaches connected to banks and online gaming platforms.Full story
Privacy rights group NOYB filed a complaint with Austria's Data Protection Authority alleging credit protection association KSV 1870 is charging international users to get a copy of their data, derStandard reports. The EU General Data Protection Regulation requires users be provided a free copy of the data collected by the association when requested.Full story
TikTok stands by its user tracking practices through third-party websites without consumer consent, MediaPost reports. In its answers to a privacy complaint filed to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, TikTok claimed individuals consented to advertisement tracking by visiting websites that have the TikTok pixel tool installed, including Hulu and Etsy.Full story
European Central Bank will conduct its first cyber-resilience tests on 109 banks this year to determine if they have an effective emergency plan during a cyberattack, Infosecurity Magazine reports. The evaluations will simulate a cyberattack that prevents daily operations, creating a "stress test" to examine cybersecurity protocol.Full story