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Upper Tribunal dismisses ICO's appeal in Experian case
The U.K. Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber dismissed the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office appeal of a lower court's decision to overturn an order requiring Experian to change how it handles customer data. The court found some flaws in the First-Tier Tribunal's reasoning but no lega...
EU will not follow US on potential TikTok ban
Politico reports EU policymakers will not immediately consider addressing alleged TikTok issues following passage of a U.S. law forcing China-based ByteDance to divest the social platform over national security and sensitive data protection concerns. Vice President of the European Parliament Dita Ch...
Czech Republic DPA issues CZK351M GDPR fine
The Czech Republic's data protection authority, Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, fined Avast Software CZK351 million for allegedly giving users' personal data to marketers without properly anonymizing it. The UOOU also claimed Avast misinformed users about how their data would be used.Full story...
European Parliament approves Health Data Space
The European Parliament approved a provisional agreement to create the European Health Data Space, a portal allowing patients to access health data including information located in another member state. Some data will be anonymized or pseudonymized to be used in research. Upon approval from the Coun...
CJEU opinion addresses use of 'manifestly public' data for targeted ads
The Court of Justice of the European Union's Advocate General Athanasios Rantos issued a nonbinding opinion in a case regarding personalized advertising based on public statements around sexual orientation. Rantos opined such disclosures make data "manifestly public," but subsequent public consumpti...
CPPA announces statewide consultations on latest rulemaking initiatives
The California Privacy Protection Agency will hold three statewide informational sessions for stakeholders to provide feedback on proposed regulations on automated decision-making technology, risk assessments and cybersecurity audits. The sessions will offer an overview of the proposed regulations a...
MEPs weigh in on proposed UK data transfer changes
In a letter to the U.K. House of Lords, the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs said changes to the U.K.'s data flow policies under proposed data protection reform could impact the EU-U.K. adequacy agreement. The committee expressed concerns about how a bill im...
European Commission's proposed 'cookie pledge' lacks commitments
The European Commission's voluntary cookie pledge did not garner anticipated interest among major technology companies, Euronews reports. According to a Commission spokesperson, most stakeholders thought signing onto the pledge was "premature" given the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act r...
Connecticut Senate approves AI bill
The Connecticut Senate advanced legislation to regulate artificial intelligence to House consideration, The CT Mirror reports. Senate Bill 2 proposes requirements on the use of automated decision-making technology, imposes penalties for creating deepfake content and sets a 1 July 2025 deadline for A...
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