The European Commission fined Apple and Meta 500 million euros and 200 million euros, respectively, over alleged violations of the Digital Markets Act following investigations. The Commission claimed Apple allegedly violated the DMA by preventing app developers from informing their customers of alternative offerings outside of Apple's App Store.
Google Vice President of Privacy Sandbox Anthony Chavez announced the company will forego its initiative to end third-party cookies and end work to develop a "new standalone prompt for third-party cookies." Chavez noted the decision was spurred by "divergent perspectives" across the advertising ecosystem on "making changes that could impact the availability of third-party cookies."Full story
Recapping 10 years of holding privacy roundtables during the IAPP Global Privacy Summit with global stakeholders, Brookings Institute Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Governance Studies Cameron Kerry writes the "landscape of data governance and protection looks much more unsettled" today amid U.S.
U.S. federal and state regulators are using every tool at their disposal to combat the rampant increase in data security incidents. How those enforcement tactics play out vary, leaving companies with many questions regarding regulatory compliance and appropriate compliance measures. Regulators shed light on their processes and expectations during an IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025 workshop. IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports from Washington, D.C.Full story
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is aiming to balance the digital economy with precise enforcement and support for innovation, according to FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White reports on Holyoak's keynote remarks at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit 2025, which included details on her children's privacy and AI enforcement priorities.Full story
The European Data Protection Board published its 2024 annual report highlighting a range of work and undertakings toward "making the (EU General Data Protection Regulation) understandable and practical for all." Meanwhile, European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski presented the EDPS's annual report, which includes recent preparations for AI development and use in the EU.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, published a fictitious case highlighting the risks of unsecured access to data held by subcontractors. The CNIL outlined a data breach in which a hacker pretended to be a known customer of a company and was able to access data through an employee's stolen account.
The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria's State Office for Data Protection Supervision and the Lower Saxony State Commissioner for Data Protection are in communication with Volkswagen about new data processing in customer vehicles to improve and develop driver assistance and driving safety systems.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed a USD57 million fine imposed on AT&T by the Federal Communications Commission over alleged sharing of customers' location data with third parties, ruling the company is entitled to a trial by jury, MediaPost reports. In the decision, Judge Stuart Duncan supported the FCC's privacy enforcement but noted the agency "must do so consistent with our Constitution's guarantees of ...
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.