Australia, US commit $580 million to support Pacific Island nations Reuters
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A face-search site left millions of photos open. For many of the people in those photos, the law offers remarkably little recourse.
Most people shrug when told their data is collected. The shrug is rational. The harm arrives without a return address.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission has issued a final decision following a formal inquiry into the Health Service Executive, Ireland's public health system. No specific findings or sanctions are detailed in the available information, but the decision marks the conclusion of a regulatory investigation into how the HSE handles personal data.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to collusion with foreign entities Reuters
UN faces contentious Iran nuclear vote ahead of General Assembly Reuters
A new wave of children's privacy rules is reshaping what schools and ed-tech companies can collect, store, and do with student data as the academic year begins. The back-to-school season now arrives alongside a more regulated landscape for how minors' information is handled.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese shipper COSCO collects intel for Beijing with concealed equipment, US officials say Reuters
EPIC, in close partnership with youth online safety advocates, worked to encourage lawmakers to amend this bill from its original formulation as a complete ban on youth social media access to instead a regulation that preserves youth access to digital social spaces while ensuring platforms must designed with their safety in mind.
Who should care: Lawyers · Compliance