EU & UK
- Poland’s data protection authority, Urzad Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO) provided a guide on new children’s data protection standards.
- Data State Inspectorate (DVI) published a guide on the use of surveys for collecting personal data in education.
- Switzerland’s Federal Council recognized certified US companies under Swiss-US DPF offer an adequate level of protection.
- Guernsey Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA) issued a press release on the use of dark patterns in the gambling sector.
- European Center for Digital Rights (NOYB) filed a complaint against Alfa Vita with HDPA for non-compliance with GDPR.
AMERICAS
- Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against General Motors for unlawful collection and sale of drivers’ private data.
- State attorneys issued a USD 4.5 million penalty to Enzo Biochem, Inc. following a 2023 ransomware attack that resulted in health data security failures.
- U.S. Senator Mark Warner, announced that, together with U.S. Senator James Lankford, they had introduced a bill for the Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
- Singapore’s Cyber Security Agency requested comments on guidelines on securing AI Systems.
- Philippines’s Bill on Deepfake Accountability and Transparency Act introduced to House.