Issue 228

  • The EU Commission called on Ireland to comply with the EU Data Governance Act.
  • EU and Singapore concluded negotiations for landmark Digital Trade Agreement.
  • The EU and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published a report titled ‘EU Cybersecurity Risk Evaluation and Scenarios for the Telecommunications and Electricity Sectors.
  • UK: ICO issued a statement on Google’s decision not to block third-party cookies on Chrome.
  • Ofcom fined TikTok £1.87M for providing inaccurate data on safety controls.
  • California’s CDT updated Privacy Threshold Assessment and Privacy Impact Assessment form.
  • The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced TracFone Wireless has agreed to a $16 million civil penalty to resolve investigations into three older data breaches.
  • Kids Online Health and Safety Task Force announced Recommendations and Best Practices for Safe Internet Use.
  • PDPC started its investigation into the breach of government scholarship students’ data that happened in April 2024.
  • Budget 2024-2025 of India allocated INR 20M for the establishment of the Data Protection Board.