Australia's Federal Court ordered Meta's Facebook Israel and the now discontinued Onavo to pay a combined AUD20 million for failing to adequately disclose data collection practices. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which brought the case forward, said Meta used anonymized and aggregated data, including users' internet and app activity, for market research activities.
The privacy of health information is "top of mind" for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Attorney in the Bureau of Consumer Protection's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection Elisa Jillson said in a blog post. Jillson pointed to "key messages" companies collecting or using health data can take away from recent enforcement actions. "Violating the law can be an expensive proposition for your company.
U.S. President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to pass legislation protecting children's online privacy and safety, Politico reports. Referencing a Thursday hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee on the Kids Online Safety Act and Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act, Biden said he has been urging legislation for two years. "It matters.
The general rapporteur of France's competition authority, the L'Autorité de la Concurrence, notified Apple of a grievance filed over its App Tracking Transparency framework.
The Independent reports Nigeria's Data Protection Commission urged data controllers and processors to register with the regulator prior to the December transition deadline. Nigeria's Data Protection Act, which was signed in June, provides for a six-month grace period before enforcement and compliance checks commence. The NDPC also reminded registered entities that compliance audit reports are due annually between 1 Jan.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office circulated a warning to members of the banking and financial services association U.K. Finance over unlawful financial data sharing. The warning stems from allegations that NatWest Bank shared account details belonging to a former politician with the media. U.K.
EconomyNext reports Sri Lanka's Data Protection Authority is set to begin its work following a gazette published by Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe 19 July. The authority was first proposed in November 2022 and Wickremesinghe told Sri Lankan Parliament the government would follow through with finalization of the independent DPA this year.Full story
The IAPP published an infographic outlining key data points from the Privacy Risk Study 2023, which examines significant privacy challenges organizations face related to risk assessment and management. The infographic includes a high-level overview of the report's impactful figures and meaningful statistics, gathered from responses and insights of privacy leadership from 14 variously sized organizations spanning six different industry sectors and three continents. Full story
In an op-ed for The Financial Times, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo reinforced a commitment to leading on governance of artificial intelligence technologies. "The US is committed to making AI work for, and designing governance with, developing countries, whose voices are crucial to the global discussion," they said. The U.S.