The Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) has been signed into law, including establishment of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), which will oversee enforcement. It requires fair, lawful and transparent processing of data and specifies requirements in event of a breach.
While the goal of protecting children from sexually abusive material would seem like an easy “yes,” concerns over encryption-busting have resulted in unlikely bedfellows, with Big Tech, security & privacy experts joining in opposition. At issue is the UK Online Safety Bill, soon to become law, which would allow the UK government to compel backdoor access to any end-to-end encryption system.
Common Sense Media’s 2023 State of Kids Privacy Report found that more than 60% of companies with products and apps used by families and children may be non-compliant with the changes in the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) that have now come into effect, . This is because third-party tracking is now considered “selling” or “sharing data,” so must be disclosed.
Media mix models (MMM), originally developed in the 1960’s, have undergone a resurgence as new technologies make them easier to execute and click-based attribution becomes less credible. But evaluating MMM brings its own challenges. Australia-based Mutinex offers a vendor-neutral Open Source MMM Validation Framework which is now available for free to North American marketers and agencies.