EU
- Hellenic data protection authority issued a fine of EUR 20 million on Clearview AI for GDPR violations.
- Danish DPA ordered the Municipality of Helsingor to stop using Google Chromebooks and Workspace over GDPR violation.
- French data watchdog ordered 22 communes to appoint a data protection officer
- European Data Protection Board adopted the criteria to assess if cross-border cases are of ‘strategic importance’.
- Berlin DPA began examining data processing contracts offered by web hosts over reports of incompatibility with the GDPR.
- European Central Bank highlighted the protection of privacy as a key principle for the success of the digital euro.
USA
- US attorney generals urged the U.S. Congress to adopt a federal legal framework for privacy.
- U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce released amendments to the American Data Privacy and Protection Act.
- The Chair of the Federal Communications Commission began an inquiry into the privacy policies and practices of mobile carriers.
- Google plans to abide by the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules system.
INDIA AND ASIA PACIFIC
- Indian National Health Authority sought comments on the Consultation Paper on Data Sharing Guidelines.
- Philippines’ National Privacy Commission requests comments on its circular on registration of personal data processing systems.
- Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission published a guide on personal data protection considerations for blockchain design.
- Japan’s DPA issued recommendations to a bankrupt company for violating the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.
MIDDLE EAST
- Saudi National Cybersecurity Authority and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency signed an MoU to promote cybersecurity cooperation.
- Dubai International Financial Centre published guidance on controller and processor agreements and obligations.
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