Dutch consumers' associations Consumentenbond and Stichting Bescherming Privacybelangen are preparing to file a class-action lawsuit against Google for tracking, collecting and selling consumers' data without consent, NL Times reports. "Google collects data in a way where real consent from users is impossible," the Consumentenbond said.
After its introduction in Canada's Parliament last year, Bill C-27, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, became a major point of debate among privacy professionals. Industry stakeholders believe the remaining sticking points are solvable. However, regulators, such as the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, believe the legislation is incomplete and needs to go further to protect citizens' privacy rights. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse has the details.Full Story
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office published guidance on responding to subject access requests. The ICO said businesses and employers risk fines or reprimands for compliance failures, but ICO Policy Group Manager Elanor McCombe said many employers misunderstand the requests or underestimate their importance.
TechCrunch reports Ireland Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon told members of European Parliament this year will further demonstrate effective EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement.
Carnegie Mellon University's Privacy Engineering Master's Program is seeking organizations to sponsor capstone projects for the 2023 fall semester.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the European Commission released joint guidance on the application and use of respective contractual clauses. The guide aims to provide a high-level comparison of ASEAN model contractual clauses and the EU's standard contractual clauses to help facilitate cross-border data transfers. By comparing and contrasting the clauses, the guide also provides best practices for companies to meet the requirements set forth in both jurisdictions.
The Biden administration announced several actions to protect children's mental health, safety and privacy online. The U.S.
Ten U.S. senators wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai questioning the company's collection of sensitive location data related to reproductive health care. Lawmakers sought answers as to why Google hadn't followed through on commitments made July 2022 to "delete entries of sensitive locations from the Location History feature." Visits to "counseling centers, domestic violence shelters, abortion clinics, fertility centers, and addiction treatment facilities" were among the data sets Google allegedly held.
Finland's Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman ordered the Finnish Meteorological Institute to halt EU-U.S. data transfers using Google Analytics and Google's reCAPTCHA. The ombudsman ruled the institute had no legal basis for processing to facilitate data flows and continued transfers based on cookie consent despite the invalidation of the EU-U.S.
The 2023 IAPP-TRU Privacy Professionals Salary Survey explores the compensation, both financial and nonfinancial, offered to privacy professionals. Results were based on key compensation impacts, including education, experience, motivation and job satisfaction, as well as the nature and size of employers. The full report is an IAPP member exclusive, but the executive summary is available to all.Full Story