The European Data Protection Board will discuss the European Commission's proposed extension to the U.K.'s adequacy decision at its 5 May plenary meeting. The EDPB will also review the European Patent Organisation's efforts to obtain data protection adequacy. Full story
AI startup DeepSeek relaunched in South Korea after the company was suspended from the country's app stores due to data protection concerns, Reuters reports. DeepSeek was allowed to reenter South Korea's digital market after the company revised its privacy notice and assumed compliance with the country's Personal Information Protection Act.Full story
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced the App Store Accountability Act containing age verification requirements to reduce underage users' access to harmful or explicit content through app stores.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled against the Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to obtain individuals' personal information from the Social Security Administration, Reuters reports.
A lawsuit filed by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel alleged streaming platform Roku's data collection practices violate the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit alleged Roku collected underage users' information, including location data and IP addresses, for advertising purposes.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., along with Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Edward Markey, D-Mass., sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to establish safeguards for companies' use of neural data, MedTechDive reports.
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 Latanya Sweeney's foundational work toward the global recognition of privacy-enhancing and deidentification techniques.Full story
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada along with the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office sent a letter urging U.S. trustees in the 23andMe bankruptcy dispute to comply with data protection regulations and increase efforts to protect biometric data collected and stored by 23andMe.
A group of digital legal professionals indicated during an IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 breakout session that Latin American countries should look at existing laws for AI application and consider certain elements of the EU AI Act but not port it over completely. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports on the social, regulatory and economic challenges unique to the region, which the panel said might make the “Brussels Effect” unlikely.Full story
The California Privacy Protection Agency updated its drafted regulations on automated decision-making technology, cybersecurity audits and risk assessments ahead of potential board adoption.