The Record reports Republican members of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence formed a working group for renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in anticipation of the party taking the House majority. Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Mike Turner, R-Ohio, said the group was formed to do "a comprehensive review of the outstanding issues," while Rep.
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office fined catalog retailer Easylife 1.48 million GBP for using personal information of nearly 150,000 customers to target them with advertisements.
Sébastien Vachon-Desjardins, a former Canadian government employee and member of a Russian ransomware gang, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted in U.S. federal court on four charges, including computer fraud, CBC News reports. Vachon-Desjardins, 35, of Gatineau, Quebec, a former IT specialist for Public Services and Procurement Canada, “was one of the most prolific affiliates" of the Russian-speaking ransomware gang Netwalker.
The proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act could have a far-reaching impact on health data that is not protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Health IT Security reports. Invitae's Deven McGraw said, "HIPAA was never intended to be a privacy rule that covered all health data. ... The fact that we have this quite comprehensive piece of federal legislation that would cover personal data and extend additional protection to sensitive data is quite exciting. ...
The U.S. House New Democrat Coalition announced its support for the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. The NDC, with 99 members, is the largest caucus in the House.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced an $85 million settlement with Google related to alleged user tracking via location data. The attorney general's office opened its investigation in 2018 following consumer claims that Google collected and used location data from smartphones despite users disabling the tracking settings.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office published guidance for marketers using live marketing calls. The guidelines cover required and suggested best practices for how marketers can comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
It has been a busy year for the EU's digital landscape. Data protection matters remain top of mind among member states but the EU has also been busy proposing and passing other digital policy initiatives, including the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act. Join the IAPP Oct.
The European Data Protection Board Coordinated Supervision Committee published its biannual activities report for 2020-2022. The committee, established in 2019, focuses on cooperation among data protection supervisory authorities and supervision of EU institutions' large-scale IT systems.
The Biden administration released the first U.S. artificial intelligence framework Oct. 4, Nextgov reports. Following the release, the heads of several federal agencies spoke on their plans to implement the national AI blueprint.