EU & UK
- Danish data protection authority reported the Hvidovre Municipality to the police and recommended a fine of not less than DKK 200,000 for violating the General Data Protection Regulation.
- Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner released its Guide to Technical and Organizational Data Protection Measures.
- Italian data protection authority announced its participation in an international investigation on deceptive design, as part of its role in the Global Privacy Enforcement Network.
- French data protection authority imposed a fine of EUR 32 million on Amazon France for violation of the General Data Protection Regulation.
- UK’s National Cyber Security Centre published its report on the near-term impact of artificial intelligence on the cyber threat.
AMERICAS
- California Privacy Protection Agency launched a new website dedicated to helping Californians understand their rights, including protection under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
- New York State Department of Financial Services published its Proposed Insurance Circular Letter regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems in insurance underwriting and pricing.
- Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner announced the kickoff of the data privacy week and launched its strategic plan.
- Assembly Bill 2587 for an act to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the New York data protection act was reintroduced to the State Assembly and referred to the Governmental Operations Assembly Committee.
ASIA PACIFIC
- Japan’s Personal Information Protection Commission issued administrative guidance to Business Planning Co., Ltd., Chuo Business Services Co., Ltd, and Company Information – Free Business Co., Ltd. regarding their compliance with the opt-out procedure according to the Protection of Personal Information.
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand announced that the European Commission, following its review, has determined that New Zealand maintains an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the European Union.
- China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published a notice of its first batch of notifications to apps on violations of users’ rights in 2024.
- Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission issued a fine of SGD 48,000 to Mobile Chat for violation of the Personal Data Protection Act.
- Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) issued a new version of the QFC Data Protection Rules.
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