EDPB issues statement on CJEU's PNR data ruling
The European Data Protection Board issued a statement on the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision on the use of passenger name record data by law enforcement to prevent violent crimes.
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CJEU clarifies GDPR accuracy principle's application to gender identity data correction
The Court of Justice of the European Union rendered a decision clarifying the EU General Data Protection Regulation's accuracy principle requires a data controller to correct inaccurate gender identity information.
European commissioner discusses EU-US Data Privacy Framework, potential GDPR reform
EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath indicated the EU is committed to continuing implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, despite potential DPF complications stemming from U.S. policy and personnel changes.
South Korea's PIPC fines travel company for data breach
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued a KRW757 million fine against Modetour Network after the travel company's alleged insufficient data security safeguards led to a data breach affecting more than 3 million consumers.
US lawmakers seek transparency from UK on Apple E2E encryption appeal
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers issued a statement calling on the U.K. Investigatory Powers Tribunal to offer better transparency regarding proceedings against Apple regarding its appeal of the U.K. government's request to enable backdoor access to its end-to-end encryption. Under U.K.
FTC prepared to pursue Amazon dark patterns case
MediaPost reports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it is prepared to continue litigation against Amazon over alleged dark patterns used in Prime subscriptions. The agency previously said it might not have the resources to continue and asked for a delay in the trial scheduled for September.Full story
25 leaders, 25 moments at 25 years: IAPP Canada
As part of its 25th anniversary, the IAPP will celebrate 25 trailblazing innovators and 25 defining moments in the last quarter century that helped establish the privacy and digital governance profession. This week, we highlight the launch of IAPP Canada and its role growing and supporting the country's privacy community over the years.Full Story
Czech Republic's DPA details 2025 action plan
The Czech Republic's data protection authority, the Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, released its enforcement plan for 2025. The UOOU indicated it will participate in the European Data Protection Board's coordinated enforcement action on right to erasure and individually look at camera systems in transportation, unsolicited commercial communications, personal data processing in the Schengen area and more.Full story
UK DRCF's Kate Jones: Governance pros poised to enable privacy, innovation
U.K. Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum CEO Kate Jones discussed the need for cross-disciplinary approaches to digital matters, including privacy and AI governance, in her keynote address at the IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2025. Jones highlighted the "opportunity" privacy and digital responsibility professionals have before them as data and AI become increasingly important to the public and private sectors.
The current state of affairs for AI regulation in Australia
In the absence of specific laws governing AI development and deployment, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Senior Investigator Rosie Evans, CIPP/E, writes the "federal government departments have confined AI-specific policies to a number of guidance notes and standards," instead.