The U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology's Cyber Security Breaches Survey found 43% of U.K. businesses experienced a cybersecurity incident, a decrease from 2024, when 50% of businesses experienced a cyberattack.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, released a report highlighting recommendations based on findings from its regulatory sandbox on AI in public services.
South Africa's Information Regulator announced its breach reporting portal came online 1 April. The portal supports breach reporting requirements under section 22(1) of the Protection of Personal Information Act. The regulator also offered a guide on how to register information officers and submit reports.Full story
The U.S. Senate confirmed Federal Trade Commissioner nominee Mark Meador to a five-year term. Meador was previously a trial attorney in the Department of Justice's antitrust division during President Donald Trump's first term.
IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, breaks down the five pillars of the AI Continent Action Plan released this week by the European Commission. The pillars include building an AI computing infrastructure, increasing access to data for supporting AI development, and boosting homegrown European cloud capacity.
As part of its 25th anniversary, the IAPP will celebrate 25 trailblazing innovators and 25 defining moments in the last quarter century that helped establish the privacy and digital governance profession.
FTI Consulting Senior Managing Director Michael Spadea, CIPP/US, explored the need to restore trust in data governance practices in the U.S., particularly in the context of AI. He notes bad actors can take advantage of reduced compliance and enforcement around best practices, spurring a need for more transparency from businesses to ensure customer comfort.Full story
The European Data Protection Board released the Support Pool of Experts' AI Privacy Risks and Mitigations Large Language Models report detailing risk management practices when using AI tools.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget issued two memos directing federal agencies how to use and acquire AI technologies. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports the guidelines frame innovation and competition as driving forces with government AI, but governance principles still carry weight in the new approach.Full story
The Netherlands' data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, concluded five separate investigations into cookie banners displayed on Dutch websites. The AP found the banners violated data protection laws in all instances by not offering free choices to consumers to reject tracking. Following AP intervention, the website operators were brought into compliance.Full story