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US House passes FISA Section 702 reauthorization bill
The U.S. House voted to approve a two-year extension for Section 702 of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act, The New York Times reports. Section 702 was set to expire 19 April before the vote. Before the full House vote on reauthorization, lawmakers narrowly denied the addition of an amendment...
EDPB to address pay or consent at next plenary
The European Data Protection Board published its 16 April plenary agenda, which includes discussion of an opinion regarding Meta's pay or consent advertising subscription model. Members will also review a letter to the European Consumer Organisation regarding coordinated enforcement of the EU Genera...
Examining prior US Senate privacy law efforts
The Washington Post reports on the past work of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., the current committee chair, to pass comprehensive federal privacy legislation. The reporting details issues with hardline policy proposals, and an alle...
Companies begin rolling out chief AI officer appointments
Major companies are creating chief artificial intelligence officer positions to oversee the responsible use and integration of the technology, the Financial Times reports. Responsibilities CAIOs are being tasked with include facilitating the deployment of both generative AI systems and other AI tech...
ICO releases guidance on health data transparency
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office released guidance for health care organizations to ensure patients are aware of how their personal data is collected and stored. The guidance aims to promote and improve "practical steps to developing effective transparency information."Full story...
Jourová to serve as European Commissioner for Justice
European Commission Vice President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová will take over for Didier Reynders as European Commissioner for Justice, Politico reports. Jourová, who previously served as commissioner for justice, consumer and gender equality, announced in September that she would not r...
Brazil's ANPD develops transparency, integrity program
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, announced it established its Integrity Program as well as the Commission for Integrity, Transparency and Access to Information. The commission will oversee the Integrity Program to focus on "coordinating, monitoring, s...
Law firm settles data breach lawsuit for $8M
Law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe settled its class-action lawsuit for USD8 million concerning alleged insufficient data security measures that led to a breach of personally identifiable information that affected 600,000 clients, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, the U.S. District Court for the ...
Approved omnibus legislation carries Nebraska comprehensive privacy bill
The Nebraska Legislature gave final approval to an omnibus bill to establish a range of new state laws, including a proposed comprehensive privacy statute. Legislative Bill 1074 added its privacy provisions late in the legislative session. The privacy bill within the omnibus mirrors Texas' comprehen...
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