The Jan. 6 resignation of former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau effectively ended all legislative bills that haven't yet received Royal Assent, Cozen O'Connor lawyer Any Obando Ospina blogged. These included two measures pivotal in the digital sphere: The Digital Charter Implementation Act and the Online Harms Act.
The new year has brought “escalating state regulatory demands and stricter enforcement reshaping business practices,” Proskauer privacy lawyers blogged Monday.
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The Trump administration should protect industry from regulations that restrict data-collection activity needed to deliver innovative AI services, tech associations said in comments due Saturday.
Tom Kemp has been named Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), the board announced Friday. Kemp previously acted as a tech policy advisor and led advocacy for state privacy laws including the California Privacy Rights Act, the California Delete Act and the California AI Transparency Act.
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection will prioritize high-risk privacy areas this year. The watchdog said it's raising its game on guidance and risk-based supervision but is ready to shift focus if necessary.
With more devices and systems having an internet connection, informing consumers about data risks and safety precautions is vital, privacy experts said during a webinar about privacy and cyber safety of internet-connected devices and systems, known as the Internet of Things (IoT).
Ever-increasing data protection requirements around the world are keeping privacy professionals on the edge of their seats, said officials from Stripe, HP and Bank of America during a BigID compliance webinar Thursday.
The FCC’s new Council for National Security will focus on China, cybersecurity and emerging technologies like AI, Chairman Brendan Carr announced Thursday.
LONDON -- The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office is intensively engaged in the hot privacy issues of biometrics and web scraping, Regulatory Risk Executive Director Stephen Almond said at Thursday's IAPP Data Protection Intensive conference.