The U.K. government's COVID-19 contact-tracing apps were a successful endeavor in ensuring citizens' privacy during a crisis, Information Commissioner’s Office Director of Regulatory Assurance Ian Hulme wrote in a blog post. Apps used across the U.K.
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce will hold a hearing 27 April focused on federal privacy legislation.
The European Data Protection Board will unveil candidates to assume board chair and deputy chairs at its 26 April plenary meeting. The board began circulating information in February on the election process for successors to EDPB Chair Andrea Jelinek and Deputy Chairs Ventsislav Karadjov and Aleid Wolfsen. Each position is a five-year renewable term.
Spain’s data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, received the largest number of claims in its existence, according to its 2022 report released 25 April. In 2022, the AEPD received 15,128 claims, which represented a 9% increase from 2021 and a 47% increase from 2020. In response, the AEPD imposed fines in 378 cases. The most frequent issues raised by citizens involved internet services and video surveillance, which combined for 30% of complaints last year.
The growth of U.S. comprehensive state privacy law has hit a boom in 2023. Four state legislatures have given final passage to comprehensive bills this year, including the latest passages on the same day in Montana and Tennessee 21 April. Both bills, which now await enactment pending a governor's signature, carry likeness to existing state privacy laws while presenting some originality. If enacted, Tennessee's bill takes force 1 July 2024, while Montana's bill follows 1 Oct. 2024.
In this week’s Global News Roundup, concerns emerged over surveillance in Bangladesh’s draft Data Protection Act. European Parliament is at odds over prohibited uses of artificial intelligence technology in the proposed AI Act. And the heads of several encrypted chat apps wrote to the U.K. government to abandon plans that may compromise end-to-end encryption in the proposed Online Safety Bill. (IAPP member exclusive.)Full Story
Revised text of the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act indicates stricter proposed rules for "foundation model" systems, including generative AI systems like ChatGPT, Euractiv reports.
Israel's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee approved the adoption of the draft Privacy Protection Regulations on the transfer of data from the European Economic Area to Israel. The regulations include provisions on deleting data upon request, deleting excess personal data, maintaining accuracy of personal data, and obligations to notify that data has been transferred. Full Story