South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission opened in investigation into the data collection and processing of smart vehicles manufactured by Hyundai, Kia, Tesla, Mercedes Benz, BMW and BYD. The investigation coincides with BYD launching its line of electric vehicles in South Korea, which prompted the PIPC to seek information regarding the company's data collection practices.
Serbia's Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection released its action plan detailing the authorities' effort to implement its Personal Data Protection Strategy by 2030.
Companies' attempts to monetize sensitive geolocation data are on the rise and U.S. federal and state regulators are taking notice. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White recaps a recent webinar exploring enforcement trends around location data and a window into the compliance landscape.Full story
Ireland's Data Protection Commission advised organizations on data subject access request obligations under Article 15(1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
A report by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity claimed six critical infrastructure divisions are failing to comply with the NIS2 directive to bolster cybersecurity and reduce digital threats, Infosecurity Magazine reports. ENISA Executive Director Juhan Lepassaar said the report "gives valuable insight into the overall maturity of NIS sectors and the challenges of individual sectors.
Sweden's data protection authority, Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, said it supports a government proposal to provide better protections to personal data appearing in search information history. The government had been investigating whether the country's freedom of press and information laws should have more exceptions for personal data.Full story
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 look at U.K. Information Commissioner John Edwards' impact on the profession while leading data protection enforcement efforts in New Zealand and the U.K.Full story
IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, details discussions on a hypothetical targeted revision of the EU General Data Protection Regulation proposed by Member of the European Parliament Axel Voss and privacy activist Max Schrems. They proposed a three-tier layered approach to the GDPR that would adjust the legal burden to the size of the organization.
Companies looking to implement robot technology must adopt safeguards and procedures to ensure sensitive personal information remains protected. Google Privacy Engineer Erin Relford, CIPT, said organizations must provide "clear and concise informational notices of robotic activity and data collection capabilities at entrances to areas where robots will operate" to maintain transparency and promote safety when using the technology. Full story
EU lawmakers sent a letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal to U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick opposing claims the EU is using digital competition laws, such as the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, to unfairly target U.S. tech companies. Lawmakers claimed other U.S. technology companies have asked EU regulators to investigate Big Tech firms under their regulations.