An evolving digital landscape has made it difficult for organizations to adopt comprehensive digital governance programs that match regulatory requirements. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White recaps an IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 breakout session detailing veteran privacy professionals' insights on how to leverage past experiences to navigate the new governance paradigm.Full story
The Verge's Nilay Patel hosted a live episode of the Decoder podcast at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 with former U.S. Federal Trade Commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. The discussion covered Bedoya and Slaughter's perspective on the legality of their removal, how it might impact the FTC's consumer protection efforts and what the future holds for U.S. data privacy matters.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, published guidance for increasing the cybersecurity of large databases after an uptick in data breaches in 2024.
Sweden's data protection authority, the Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, issued formal reprimands to three Swedish companies for improper cookie banners in response to consumer complaints from citizens of other EU member states. Companies Warner Music and Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp received reprimands for the alleged difficulty consumers faced in withdrawing or providing informed and voluntary consent, respectively.
The California Privacy Protection Agency and the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office signed a declaration of cooperation, which represents a further step toward harmonizing privacy and data protection across the two jurisdictions. The declaration enables the two agencies to facilitate joint research and education, share best practices, coordinate meetings between respective agency staffers, and develop mutual collaboration mechanisms.Full story
The United Arab Emirates approved the Office of Regulatory Intelligence, an agency that will use AI to create, amend and enforce the country's laws, the Middle East Monitor reports. The agency aims to accelerate the legislative process despite concerns AI could be biased or inaccurate when used to create laws. Full story
In an op-ed for The New York Times, investigative journalist Julia Angwin claimed the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to collect individuals' information from government agencies could be used for surveillance purposes.
Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, will host a course focused on protecting consumers' privacy while using AI technology at the Menéndez Pelayo International University of Santander in July.
Meta's AI chatbots are raising concerns after users claimed the chatbot engaged in inappropriate conversations with underage users, The Wall Street Journal reports. Some versions of the chatbot were permitted to use celebrities' voices.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the TAKE IT DOWN Act 409-2 and sent it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The bill requires website operators to remove nonconsensual explicit images and videos, including AI-generated deepfake content, within 48 hours of a user request.