Australia's competition regulator examines data broker industry
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission published a report on data broker practices while seeking public feedback on the industry.
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South Korea PIPC to pilot IoT privacy-by-design certification
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission is trialing a privacy-by-design certification for select connected devices with image processing capabilities.
IAB Tech Lab publishes data clean rooms guidance
The IAB Tech Lab announced finalization of its guidelines for advertisers and publishers on data clean room use. The guidance includes a glossary of terms, use cases, and general capabilities and limitations data clean room users should bear in mind.
ANPD to study Threads' privacy practices
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, announced an examination of Meta's Threads and its privacy practices. Concerns brought by media outlets and privacy professionals spurred the ANPD's study, which will determine if a formal inspection is required.
24 EU member states support EU-US Data Privacy Framework
Twenty-four EU member states voted in favor of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, indicating they believe it offers an adequate level of protection of personal data. Three unnamed member states abstained from voting. The population represented by the 24 member states is more than 424 million. Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S.
A view from DC: Who should tackle deepfakes?
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, discusses voice cloning technologies and the privacy issues they raise. With the triggering of privacy interests, he also explores what regulatory authority is best suited to tackle such emerging threats from generative artificial intelligence. Full story
A view from Brussels: The pitch for GDPR enforcement harmonization
Brazil's ANPD issues first sanction for LGPD violation; Colombia imposes largest fine to date
- In its first sanction under the General Personal Data Protection Law, Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, fined Telekall Infoservice BRL14,400. The ANPD determined the company violated Articles 5, 7, and 41 of the regulation. Telekall Infoservice may appeal the decision.
AEPD director discusses agency's priorities
Mar España Martí, director of Spain's data protection authority, detailed current points of focus for the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos during a meeting at Menéndez Pelayo International University.
Nigerian Communications Commission is seeking public comment on draft data protection regulations
The Nigerian Communications Commission is seeking comments on draft data protection regulations. Public comments will be accepted until 20 July.
The IAPP's top 5 most-read articles for the week of 3 July 2023
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