AUGUST 2024 ISSUE NO. 231

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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. 

   
   

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