TikTok to Migrate Data to European Servers Last month, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the European Commission ordered their respective staffs to remove TikTok—which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance—from any and all work devices. And late last year,…
Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework Hits Block The European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has rejected a draft version of the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. The draft framework, designed to govern the flow of personal data between…
On November 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it would delay the compliance deadline for certain provisions of its updated Safeguards Rule (Rule) to June 9, 2023. The Rule, which was mandated under the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, “requires…
EDPB to Review Data Transfer Guidelines The European Data Protection Board will meet this week to discuss the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, elect a new chair and deputy chair, and discuss its WhatsApp decision. EU Issues Ruling on DPOs,…
Scammers Using Fake Chat GPT Apps OpenAI’s new AI chatbot, ChatGPT, has been heralded as a critical moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence. But the software’s popularity has spawned a host of fake mobile apps that charge users money…
Cybersecurity Market to Reach $403 Billion by 2027 ADCG’s report on 2023 privacy predictions noted a deficit in skilled privacy professionals. This week, Fortune confirms the lack, citing a global survey of 1,890 data privacy IT, audit, compliance, and risk…
So far, 2023 is shaping up to be a big year for data privacy and cybersecurity. ADCG has put together a forecast from industry experts and reliable sources. Here’s what to expect: Increased Demand for Privacy Pros The most commonly…
Argentina Changes Data Framework The Argentinian Congress approved changes to its Automated Processing of Personal Data Convention. The Convention, according to Dentons, “was the first binding international instrument which protects the individual against abuses which may accompany the collection and…
Ireland’s DPC Probes Musk’s Twitter Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has announced he’ll make vast troves of Twitter user data available to journalists. But Ireland’s Data Protection Commission might not let him, and is seeking On the U.S.…
Meta Fined for GDPR Violation Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has incurred another fine for its mishandling of personal information. The most recent $275 million fine, levied by the Irish Data Protection Authority, brings Meta’s total GDPR fines in…
