International Report February 2023

International Report - Issue 181

06 February 2023

Overview

Contents

PUBLISHER'S COVER NOTE

• 162 national data privacy laws and 20 Bills

COMMENT

• What lies ahead for adtech?

LEAD STORIES

• Global data privacy laws 2023: 162 national laws and 20 Bills
  Graham Greenleaf forecasts that most jurisdictions without privacy laws will adopt them this decade.
• Australia: Closer alignment with international penalties
  Organisations that conduct business within Australia will be caught by the Privacy Act. By Associate Professor Dr Elizabeth Coombs and Dr Ketan Modh of the University of Malta.

NEWS

• Metaverse is here to stay

ANALYSIS

• Mind the data divide
• US is taking calculated and cautious steps to protect employees’ privacy
• EU leads US and the rest of the world in enforcement by penalties
  

MANAGEMENT

• Turkey ponders on adding an SCC-type mechanism to its DP law
• New approaches to BCRs – identical mechanisms sought in UK and EU

NEWS IN BRIEF

• France fines Apple €8 million
• Pegasus spyware impacts on fundamental rights
• California CPRA enters into force
• Brazil approves draft AI framework
• EU AI Act makes progress
• CJEU: Individuals can request identity of each data recipient
• EDPB advises on cloud best practice
• Belgium's DPA validates IAB plan
• Ireland fines WhatsApp €5.5 million
• EDPB cookie banner insights
• Microsoft €60 million penalty
• France’s DPA fines TikTok €5 million
• Meta, Instagram fined €390 million
• Sweden: DPOs short of time for DP