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Independence Day surprise: New Jersey's costly new data broker law
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (194+ words) Passed and signed with little warning, New Jersey's new law mandates unprecedented registration fees for data brokers and data collectors. This is not a simple copy-paste of any other state. The most notable divergence is its breadth. It creates requirements…...
Notes from the Asia-Pacific region: China's proposed privacy standard update targets AI, sensitive data
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (519+ words) A proposed update to China's national personal information standard would strengthen compliance expectations for AI, expand the scope of sensitive personal information, address legislative privacy conflicts in international operations, and more. The IAPP is policy neutral. We publish contributed opinion…...
A view from Brussels: An Irish return to the future
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (347+ words) Ireland's six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union begins 1 July amid ongoing negotiations over simplification, GDPR reform, trans-Atlantic data flows and more. The IAPP is policy neutral. We publish contributed opinion pieces to enable our members to hear…...
Unpacking the scope of the KIDS Act
1+ day, 19+ min ago (264+ words) IAPP Managing Director, Washington D. C. The bill is a package of youth privacy and safety legislation, a consolidation brought about by negotiations spearheaded by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. , and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, D-N. J. , alongside crucial…...
Chatbot laws: Coming to a state near you
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (202+ words) A growing number of U. S. states are adopting broadly similar chatbot laws that impose AI-identity transparency, safety, protections for minors and more, signaling that chatbot regulation is becoming a mainstream compliance priority. All the laws regulate the entity that deploys the…...
Chatrie v. United States: A privacy victory before the Supreme Court
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (393+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court's Chatrie decision recognizes geofence warrants as Fourth Amendment searches while leaving lower courts to decide how probable cause and particularity limits apply to reverse-location dragnets. On 29 June, the U. S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3decisionin Chatrie v. United States, ruling…...
US House passes the KIDS Act
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (687+ words) The U. S. House of Representatives passed the KIDS Act, highlighting efforts to implement a comprehensive federal children's online safety bill. The U. S. House of Representatives passed the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act 29 June, advancing a broad package of online child safety…...
US Supreme Court limits use of location data; upholds firing of FTC's Slaughter
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (324+ words) Two U. S. Supreme Court decisions will impact how geofence warrants can be obtained by law enforcement and affirm the presidential power to fire the heads of independent executive agencies. The U. S. Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings 29 June that will have…...
U. S. data privacy litigation: Assessing risks and navigating uncertainty
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (162+ words) IAPP Mc Nees Wallace & Nurick Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC In anticipation of IAPP's forthcoming U. S. Data Privacy Litigation Report, this webinar will explore private litigation trends in the data privacy realm. The panel of experts will provide a deep dive…...
Thought for the week: Five Eyes call to action for business leaders on AI-driven cyber risk
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (637+ words) Five Eyes highlights rising AI cyber risk, as the author explores practical legal, compliance and business steps organizations can take to strengthen resilience. The IAPP is policy neutral. We publish contributed opinion pieces to enable our members to hear a…...