EU & UK
- 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.
AMERICAS
- 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.
ASIA PASIFIC & INDIA
- 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.
