EU AND UK
- ICO highlights the importance of recordkeeping and notes that the Cabinet Office is to issue guidance on using non-corporate communications channels to improve transparency and accountability.
- The Council of Europe released a revised version of the draft Model Contractual Clauses for the Transfer of Personal Data from Controller to Controller.
- Switzerland’s Federal Office of Justice published FAQ on the revised Federal Act on Data Protection.
AMERICAS
- FTC issued a ban on an online counselling service for sharing consumer health data, including sensitive information about mental health challenges, for advertising.
- The Tennessee Attorney General enforced a Request for Information against TikTok, Inc., believing them to be in violation of the State’s Consumer Protection statute.
- The White House published the National Cybersecurity Strategy to secure the digital ecosystem for all Americans.
INDIA AND ASIA PACIFIC
- Parliamentary standing committee of IT and Communications approved the new data protection bill. Reports The Hindu Business Line
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India published an advisory regarding cybersecurity best practices.
- The Japanese Cabinet Office released draft revised Guidelines for the Handling of Personal Information in the Utilisation of Geospatial Information, and is requesting public comments on the same.
