The U.S. Federal Trade Commission published the final amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule in the Federal Register. Amendments cover "one new definition and modifications to several others, as well as updates to key provisions to respond to changes in technology and online practices." The updates are effective 23 June 2025.
The European Commission opened a public consultation on potentially streamlining EU rules for general-purpose AI models. Guidelines issued by the Commission seek to clarify what constitutes a general-purpose AI model and how to determine if a company is using a general-purpose AI model. Stakeholder feedback will be accepted until 22 May.Full story
The California Privacy Protection Board published its agenda for its upcoming public meeting 1 May. Major agenda items include the potential adoption of proposed regulations regarding automated decision-making technology, risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, insurance and updates of existing regulations.Full story
The Oregon Department of Justice's Privacy Unit received more than 250 complaints regarding how the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency is handling sensitive personal information in Q1 2025.
A Europol report studied the potential for criminals to exploit biometric identification systems. "By researching and identifying how criminals might exploit weaknesses, authorities can take more effective and targeted countermeasures.
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission released revised guidelines for drafting personal information processing policies. The guidelines were prepared to support processors ahead of the 2025 processing policy evaluation.
Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, published a Spanish translation of Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission's Guide to Synthetic Data Generation.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier subpoenaed online gaming platform Roblox for documents related to its collection and processing of children's data.
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency is reportedly creating a database that could be used to surveil and track undocumented immigrants, Wired reports. Sources say the department is collecting data from Department of Homeland Security immigration databases as well as data from outside agencies, including the Social Security Administration and Internal Revenue Service.