The European Data Protection Board's anticipated binding decision on Meta data transfers to the U.S. could create a whole new layer of complexity to international data transfers.
The U.S. House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a hearing on the role of data brokers and online privacy protections 19 April. The hearing will "shine a light on the role of data brokers and educate Americans on unchecked collection of their sensitive personal information," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith, R-Va., said.
The U.K. government's introduction of the proposed Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill brings a wave of changes to the prior regulatory regime under the U.K. General Data Protection Regulation. The bill's second reading in U.K. Parliament is scheduled for 17 April and the legislative process will run to the end of 2023.
Austria’s Data Protection Authority ruled in favor of privacy advocacy group NOYB's complaints against multiple Austrian newspapers, Euractiv reports.
South Korea’s Supreme Court ruled Google must disclose if it shared citizens' personal data with third parties, Reuters reports. The decision stemmed from a 2014 complaint brought by four plaintiffs against Google and its South Korean subsidiary. The case served as an effort to compel the company to publicize if it shared users' "privacy data," and plaintiffs alleged it was shared with the U.S.
The digital advertising industry in the U.S. saw much slower growth in 2022 compared to the prior two years, The Wall Street Journal reports. Last year, digital ad revenue increased 10.8% to USD209.8 billion. However, in 2021, the digital ad industry saw 35% growth and a 12.2% increase in 2020.
The U.S. comprehensive state privacy law patchwork was bound to grow this year, but by how many states? Iowa recently joined the fray, and now Indiana is on the cusp of making seven states with comprehensive laws. The Indiana House took a unanimous 98-0 vote Tuesday to grant final passage to Senate Bill 5 on consumer data protection. Senate concurrence and governor approval are the final steps to enactment.
Due to limitations in the scope of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a broad array of health data — like that collected by mobile devices, apps or wearable fitness trackers — has remained mostly outside the law’s reach. However, IAPP Principal Researcher, Privacy Law and Policy, Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, explores how the comprehensive U.S. state privacy laws going into effect throughout 2023 have the potential to fill these gaps.