The California Privacy Protection Agency will provide an update on California Privacy Rights Act rulemaking during its open meeting Sept. 23. CPPA Board members Lydia de la Torre and Chris Thompson will give a subcommittee presentation on the "course of action" for the current rulemaking process, which included public hearings Aug. 23-24.
The U.S. Congressional Research Service published a report on the constitutional rights to privacy in the context of "procreation, child rearing, contraception, marriage and sexual activity." The report examines constitutional rights and precedents established for the various categories by the U.S. Supreme Court, which has "held that the Constitution protects as fundamental an individual’s autonomy to make certain decisions." Additionally, the report addresses the reversal of Roe v.
The Network Advertising Initiative released a statement commending the U.S.
Technology think tank TechFreedom called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to halt rulemaking for online privacy, MediaPost reports.
Surveillance used by employers to monitor workplace productivity may have little effect and even can be counterproductive, The Wall Street Journal reports. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 33% of medium-to-large sized businesses employed some form of worker surveillance.
In this week’s global legislative roundup, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announced a 405 million euro fine against Instagram. The European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor called on EU policymakers to increase funding for EU General Data Protection Regulation enforcement. And in the U.S., the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was signed into law. (IAPP member exclusive.)Full Story
Euractiv reports the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union released its latest compromise text for the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act. The newest updates from the council concern classifying high-risk AI deployments and the obligations providers take on with each category. Additional tweaks were made to alter the definition of AI, add an exemption for research and development initiatives that use AI, and update the list of prohibited AI applications.
In a federal class-action lawsuit, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is accused of tracking smartphone users through its in-application browser, MediaPost reports. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleged the company collected users’ data by inserting a tracking code into websites users visit when using Facebook's browser. California resident Wayne Mitchell alleged Meta violated the federal wiretap law and several California state laws.
Sept. 18 marked the 55th anniversary of the publication of Columbia University professor Alan Westin’s book “Privacy and Freedom.” A review of the book was written in the Sept.
The United Nations Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights issued a report detailing how “modern networked digital technologies” threaten individuals’ privacy. The report examined three areas: spyware abuse by world governments, the role of encryption in protecting human rights online and the impacts of digital surveillance of public spaces.