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
Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, opened a public consultation through 11 May on its draft 2025-2030 Strategic Plan.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, opened a public consultation on browsing session recording and replay tools that allow an entity to record a web user's entire browsing activity on a website or app. The CNIL aims to develop recommendations for replay tool providers and website publishers to ensure their development and use complies with the law. Full story
Bloomberg Government reports the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology held a hearing dedicated to a range of comprehensive and targeted privacy bills up for consideration during the current legislative session. The committee heard testimony regarding more than a dozen bills, including some proposing a private right of action for consumers.Full story
The New York Times reports on the vast amounts of data the U.S. government holds on people and how requests from the Department of Government Efficiency to connect it could give unprecedented amounts of power to the government to surveil citizens, according to privacy rights groups.
Germany's Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information released its annual report detailing data protection enforcement and the authority's strategic advancements.
404Media reports on a database with highly filterable categories which allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to look for people with specific characteristics, including resident status, physical characteristics and location data. The database can access other federal stores of information and send out notices if someone matching the query is located.Full story