EU & UK
- The Norwegian data protection authority announced that the Oslo District Court issued its decision in the case regarding and upheld NOK 65M Grindr fine.
- The EU Commission sent a request for information (RFI) to Temu and Shein under the Digital Services Act (DSA) following a complaint submitted by consumer organizations.
- Second report on the State of the Digital Decade called for strengthened collective action to propel the EU’s digital transformation.
- EU Commission sent preliminary findings to Meta over its “Pay or Consent” model for breach of the Digital Markets Act.
AMERICAS
- The US Senator for Colorado, John Hickenlooper, announced that a bill would be introduced requiring third-party audits for artificial intelligence (AI).
- OCR reached a USD 950,000M settlement with Heritage Valley Health System for HIPAA Security Rule breach.
- Indiana’s District Court blocked an Act relating to age verification for harmful materials to minors from coming into effect.
ASIA PACIFIC
- Hong Kong’s PCPD welcomed the Court conviction of a car company for direct marketing offences.
- The EU Commission announced the entering into force of the EU-Japan deal on data flows.
