India's Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology released a report on its AI strategy, including efforts to promote innovation and align with its Viksit Bharat initiative that aims to ensure India is a leader in the AI landscape by 2047.
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board voted 7 March to begin a formal rulemaking procedure on drafting data broker regulations under the Delete Act, Bloomberg Law reports. Notably, the draft rules will establish specifics around the creation and application of a data deletion tool recognizing consumer requests across data brokers registered in California.Full story
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., spoke with Punchbowl News regarding the past and future work on the Children and Teen's Online Privacy Protection Act, also known as COPPA 2.0.
Privacy litigation is growing more prevalent in the U.S., with individuals finding success in arguing their claims or securing favorable settlements to avoid proceedings. In the first of a six-part IAPP series on litigation trends, IAPP Research and Insights Analyst Cheryl Saniuk-Heinig, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, examines cases focused on breach of contract and warranties.Full story
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield released a report detailing the enforcement actions and complaints received since the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act took effect 1 July 2024. The agency said it has received 110 complaints and resolved 21 cases via cure notices.
The European Data Protection Supervisor released its 2020-24 mandate review detailing the authority's enforcement actions and its strategy for protecting individuals' privacy. The EDPS will continue its enforcement efforts aiming to bolster organizations' compliance with privacy regulations while combating online harms, such as child sexual abuse material and cyber threats.Full story
The European Parliamentary Research Service published a memo explaining the situation around the EU-U.K. adequacy decision, which needs to be reaffirmed by the European Commission by 27 June. The memo details how the potential passage of the proposed Data Use and Access Bill and provisions of the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act could impact adequacy renewal.Full story
The U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology finalized guidelines for evaluating differential privacy guarantees. The guidance focuses on better understanding differential privacy application and common pitfalls stemming from the mathematical framework when differential privacy is used in practice.Full story
A coalition of civil society organizations sent a letter to U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard highlighting concerns about the reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The organizations urged Gabbard to work with them to provide information on what data is collected and stored about U.S. citizens under Section 702 of FISA to improve transparency.Full story
TechCrunch reports the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre is no longer recommending certain people use encryption to protect their information after the government recently requested Apple to create a backdoor to access all encrypted data. The former page redirects to a site advising customers to use Apple's Lockdown Mode.Full story