The U.S. Federal Trade Commission voted 3-0, with two commissioners absent, to issue a sanction order against automaker General Motors and subsidiary OnStar for alleged collection and sale of customers' geolocation data. Under the proposed order, GM and OnStar would be barred from disclosing driver's location data for five years and must obtain consent before selling driver data.
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. This week we highlight how the proliferation of the internet, mobile phones, online advertising and social networking spurred the evolution of the privacy profession and digital responsibility.Full story
The executive order on cybersecurity U.S. President Joe Biden issued in the final days of his presidency "aims to build on existing initiatives and drive progress on multiple fronts," including software security, AI and quantum computing, IAPP Cybersecurity Law Center Director Jim Dempsey writes.
Politico reports the Council of the European Union voted European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski to remain in his post after the European Parliament selected European Commission Head of International Data Flows and Protection Bruno Gencarelli as their candidate. Council representatives and MEPs must negotiate on a consensus candidate, but an ongoing stalemate would force the council to establish additional procedural steps prior to a new vote.Full story
SafeGuard Privacy introduced its multistate sensitive data assessment tool aimed at helping companies confirm compliance with U.S. state privacy regulations and assess vendors. SafeGuard Privacy CEO Richy Glassberg said the tool consolidates more than 800 data protection obligations "into one assessment that makes compliance easier, more efficient, and more scalable."Full story
Former EU leaders called on the European Commission to consider action against Google's dominance over the digital advertising landscape, Irish Legal News reports. Club de Madrid President and former President of Slovenia Danilo Türk said, "pursuing structural separation in the Google case would send a strong signal that Europe is committed to fair and open digital markets."Full story
The IAB Europe published its feedback on the European Data Board's draft pay or consent guidelines.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nation's digital ministers unveiled three guides concerning data anonymization, model contractual clauses, and generative AI and ethics during a January meeting. The anonymization guide is broken into sections on benefits of the practice, key concepts and terminologies, and an overview of techniques and steps.Full story
An impending South Korean AI law would put governance requirements on certain AI systems and push the government to invest heavily in the burgeoning industry. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports on what is included in the AI Basic Act and where expected finalization stands.Full story
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced the finalization of its yearlong rulemaking to update the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule. Commissioners voted 5-0 to issue the final rule, which will take effect 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse reports on what is contained in the FTC's updated rule.Full story