The American Advertising Federation announced it joined the "Responsible Privacy in Advertising Initiative." The strategy, rolled out by the Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies, aims to develop "guidance and tools to drive compliance with data privacy laws and industry standards."Full story
The FBI published guidance for companies on the process to request a delay on required cybersecurity incident disclosures to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The guidance indicates cases where a cyberattack is a threat to national security or public safety, companies may be able to delay disclosure of the incident for up to 30 days. Full story
While Luxembourg is one of the smallest member states by size in the EU, it hosts one of its most influential institutions: the Court of Justice of the European Union. IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes this week was a good illustration with a proposed re-extension of German judge Thomas von Danwitz's term and several interesting rulings.Full story
The Belgian government released a guide overviewing its agenda when it assumes the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Among data privacy, security and technology topics, the document states the EU must compete to lead in artificial intelligence development and pursue "more competitive data markets."Full story
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a federal appellate court to reject Meta's request to temporarily stop its legal battle over user data monetization, MediaPost reports. The FTC claimed Meta requested the halt to avoid an FTC order that could prohibit Meta from monetizing minors data. Full story
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights announced its first ever phishing settlement, a USD480,000 fine to Lafourche Medical Group. OCR said Lafourche Medical Group did not conduct a risk analysis to identify potential threats to its health information systems, leading to a data breach involving 34,862 patients.Full story
To mitigate problems faced by advertisers and publishers due to their reliance on personal data, AWO Senior Associate Nick Botton suggests a "single interface" for users to control their digital ad preferences should be established.
Forbes reports Alan Rosa, former global head of information security at X, formerly known as Twitter, filed a lawsuit against X claiming he was fired for refusing to violate the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's consent order on privacy.
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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released principles for developing privacy-protecting and trustworthy generative artificial intelligence. The OPC reminded developers that any generative AI models for use in various industries must comply with applicable privacy laws.