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The New York Times reports that some U.S. schools that don’t want to report COVID-19 data are using HIPPA and FERPA privacy laws as an excuse. Neither law would require withholding such data as long as it didn’t contain personal information, and such a decision would pose a health risk to families and communities.

A new survey by W2O, a leader in healthcare analytics, found that 82% of U.S. consumers feel the government should regulate when and how health information is shared.  Seventy percent believe that companies are currently collecting, storing and saving their health data without their knowledge.

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) has updated its U.S. state privacy law comparison chart to show what’s in, what’s out, and what to watch for.

Uber’s former security chief charged with data breach cover up The California United States Attorney and FBI brought obstruction of justice charges against Uber’s former CSO for concealing a security breach that revealed PII associated with 57 million users and drivers. In a warning to other companies, the announcement stated, “We expect prompt reporting of criminal conduct. We will not tolerate corporate cover-ups”.

Aphersis raises €2.5M for privacy-safe data sharing Aphersis, which ensures secure, private data collaboration and analysis for global pharma, manufacturing and telecom companies, has just received seed funding from top-tier investors, including Twitter’s board chair. The company uses decentralized computing, federated learning and cryptographic protocols to make it possible to share highly sensitive data.

In two cases that litigants in the UK and the Netherlands believe could exceed €10BN in collective claims, the companies are being sued for use of third party cookies for ad tracking. The Dutch case, which was filed by The Privacy Collective, is the biggest in the Netherlands related to violation of GDPR. The UK case, which will be presented later this month, is in connection with GDPR and the UK’s Privacy of Electronic Communications Regulation.

In another helpful overview, conducted by sampling nearly 400,000 Internet users age 16-64, GlobalWebIndex and Datum Future provide a global index of consumer sentiment about personal data use. Brazil, Mexico, Columbia, Spain, Portugal, and Malaysia topped the list for greatest concern; Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and South Korea expressed the least.

Gibraltar-based virtual private network provider IVPN has published a comparison of data retention, copyright and censorship laws in, the US, UK, Germany, Hong Kong, France, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Sweden, Iceland, Switzerland, Australia, Romania, and Spain.

Cooler Screens brings identity-blind marketing to frozen food aisle Freezers rarely make headlines for privacy. But Cooler Screens, the largest digital media platform for retail point-of-sale, is using Privacy by Design to guarantee consumer privacy while still managing inventory and providing freezer door entertainment. Cool!

Adobe helps manage data compliance with addition of new Privacy Console The latest Digital Economy Index from Adobe found a 55% growth in online spending since last July. To help businesses manage this data deluge, Adobe Real-Time CDP adds a suite of tools to classify data, set usage restrictions, and define use cases, so use is compliant with your data policies.

A new KPMG survey indicates Americans are increasingly concerned about personal data. COVID-19 has increased public awareness of data collection. And, while many are willing to allow use for tracing and medical care, there’s significant support for increased protection and legislation. Key data concerns are potential theft of Social Security numbers, credit card information, and passwords. More than half don’t trust a company ethics to collect, use or sell consumer data.

Google Analytics is giving marketers a lot more control over privacy and how much of their data is collected, retained and shared. New privacy controls include accepting processing terms to comply with GDPR, CCPA and other regulations; disabling some or all data collection for Analytics properties; limiting data retention periods; anonymization of IP addresses; and, disabling or limiting ad personalization.