A multistakeholder approach to global privacy certification is "critical," Shannon Coe, Global Cross Border Privacy Rules (GCBPR) Forum chair, said Wednesday at an IAPP webinar. The key is incorporating as many common privacy principles as possible into certifications while respecting different approaches, Coe added.
Cross-border data flows are a "supply chain imperative," the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) said in a policy paper Wednesday.
DOJ should act to prevent countries like the U.K. from seeking backdoor access into Americans’ encrypted devices, House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., said Thursday.
The Office of Data Protection at ADGM, Abu Dhabi's international financial center, and the Office of Data Protection of Astana International Financial Centre in Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for enhanced collaboration on data protection and enforcement of privacy laws, they announced Wednesday.
The European Commission Friday consulted academia, researchers and industry about AI data practices, on simplifying rules that apply to data, and on international data flows. The responses will be used to inform the EC's upcoming Data Union Strategy.
The global health care and life sciences sectors face major regulatory challenges in the U.S. and Europe from data transfer and cybersecurity laws, speakers said Thursday during an IAPP webinar.
The EU and Singapore Wednesday announced a digital trade agreement (DTA) covering cross-border data flows. "In these uncertain times, the EU and Singapore are like-minded partners in upholding a rules-based trading order," they said.
Maine should follow “where the puck’s going” on comprehensive privacy laws in the states, said the legislature's joint Judiciary Committee House Chair Amy Kuhn (D) during the panel's hearing Monday. That means adopting a bill, like Kuhn’s LD-1822, based on data minimization rather than notice and consent, she said. However, two alternative Maine privacy bills would follow the approach included in state privacy laws prior to Maryland’s comprehensive law.
The increased number of massive data leaks in France last year calls for tightening security when processing large volumes of data, French privacy watchdog CNIL said Wednesday. The incidents involved several million people and both public and private actors, it noted.
Many American advertising technology companies could be “surprised” to find their transactions fall within the scope of DOJ’s data transfer rule due to the presence of Chinese adtech entities, Nancy Libin, a compliance attorney at Davis Wright Tremaine, said Friday (see 2504140047).