The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) recently held the latest edition of the Global Privacy Summit in Washington. Over the course of two days, the conference served as a platform for renowned experts to engage in discussions on pressing matters concerning privacy, data protection, and artificial intelligence (AI) governance.
These insightful debates not only shed light on the current challenges but also provided a glimpse into the future direction of the data protection field.
Many topics were discussed. First, the summit had multiple panels debating the patchwork of state privacy laws in the U.S. In the last few years, many states have passed privacy legislation to address some top-of-mind risks, including laws regarding children and teenagers online, as well as health privacy.
On the eve of the summit, on April 7, representatives in the U.S. Congress indeed took a step forward in bringing about federal privacy legislation, unveiling the American Privacy Rights Act draft legislation, which would set clear national data privacy rights and protections in the U.S. and would eliminate the existing patchwork of state data privacy laws. Another recurring topic was the legality of data flows to China — indeed, the Irish Data Protection Authority stated that it is looking into the topic by means of a TikTok case and expect to address it in...
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