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Sen. Cantwell's senior counsel discusses proposed American Privacy Rights Act negotiations
Op-ed: EDPB limits on pay or consent must be 'proportionate and necessary'
While public attention is on the pending European Data Protection Board decision on the legality of Meta's pay-or-consent model, Schjødt Lawfirm Partner and Head of Privacy and Data Protection Eva Jarbekk writes the ruling will have far-reaching consequences for numerous companies. Jarbekk said any ...
FTC fines telehealth company $7M for privacy notice violation
A proposed order by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges a mental telehealth firm with violating its privacy notice to consumers and misleading them about their cancellation policies, pending approval by a federal judge. The FTC levied a USD7 million fine against Cerebral and its CEO, Kyle Robe...
ICE files privacy impact assessment after ending use of commercial telemetry data
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed a privacy impact assessment allegedly related to the use of commercial telemetry data, FedScoop reports. ICE announced in January that it would end the use of commercial telemetry data after privacy and civil rights groups raised concerns over possi...
Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider to serve as German data protection commissioner
Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider will serve as Germany's Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Tagesspiegel reports. Specht-Riemenschneider teaches data law and technology courses at the University of Bonn, and was previously a member of the federal government's Digital A...
US DOT to hold public hearing on airline loyalty programs
The U.S. Department of Transportation and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will hold a public hearing 9 May on the privacy and data protection practices of top airlines' loyalty programs, Reuters reports. The DOT is looking into whether airlines are using deceptive practices and if the informati...
IAB Europe opines on 'misconceptions' surrounding the pending EDPB pay-or-consent decision
In anticipation of the forthcoming European Data Protection Board's decision on Meta's pay-or-consent model, IAB Europe issued a preliminary rebuttal to what the marketing association believes are misconceptions surrounding the model. Some of IAB's perceived misconceptions are that pay or consent do...
Class-action lawsuit alleges retailer violated Illinois' BIPA
Retailer Target is facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act through the store's surveillance systems, NBC Chicago reports. The lawsuit claimed the company does not ask for consumers' consent to collect biometric data with its antitheft facial ...
European Commission publishes guide on post-quantum cryptography
The European Commission published a recommendation for how member states could work together on post-quantum cryptography. The hope is to create an interoperable system with an emphasis on securing digital infrastructure.Full story...
Greece's DPA fines data controller for breach
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority fined the Hellenic Post 2.99 million euros after a data breach resulted in access to the company's files and malware installations. The authority found the company did not provide sufficient protections as required under the EU General Data Protection Regulatio...
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