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Hello all, and happy Thursday! 

I’ve got some very exciting news for you all—next month, on October 22nd, Osano will be hosting the very first Privacy Pro Survival Summit! 

The summit will be a whole day of events, insights, networking opportunities, and more with leaders from the privacy community sharing their best tips on how to survive and thrive as a data privacy professional.  

Here’s what you can expect from the summit: 

  • Learn how to raise the profile of data privacy at your organization.
  • Gain practical skills to streamline data privacy management.
  • Understand how to manage data privacy now, under future regulations, and in the context of new technologies like AI. 

Plus, attendees can earn 4 CPE credits for IAPP certifications (CIPM, CIPP, CIPT) & 0.75 CPE credits for IAPP AIGP certifications. 

Learn more, view the agenda, and save your seat here! 

Best, 

Arlo 

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Highlights from Osano

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Upcoming Webinars and Events

Why Privacy Is Your Secret Weapon Against Third-party Risk 

October 8th | Save your seat 

The Privacy Pro Survival Summit 

Join us for a one-day, virtual event designed to help privacy professionals survive and thrive in the world of data privacy. 

October 22nd | Save your seat 


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Colorado AG Proposes Draft Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act Rules 

Recently, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office published proposed draft amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules, including new requirements related to biometric collection and use and children’s privacy. They also introduce methods by which businesses could seek regulatory guidance from the Colorado AG. Comments on the proposed regulations are open for submissions as of yesterday, September 25th, in advance of a November 7, 2024, rulemaking hearing. 

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Federal Judge Says CIPA Case May Proceed Against Headway, an Online Mental Health Platform 

A federal judge in California has ruled that a class action suit against online mental health platform Headway may proceed. Headway is an online service that helps people find mental health care providers who accept insurance. According to the class action, Headway allowed Google to collect consumers’ personal data without permission because Headway embedded Google Analytics code into its website. This included data on medical concerns and conditions, consumer preferences regarding the gender and ethnic preferences of providers, the kind of treatment they sought, and the dates and locations of their medical appointments. 

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Hacker Uses Telegram Chatbots to Leak Data of Top Indian Insurer Star Health 

Just weeks after Telegram’s founder was accused of allowing the messenger app to facilitate crime, information on customers of India’s biggest health insurer, Star Health, was made available via chatbots on Telegram. The purported creator of the chatbots claimed that the leaked personal information of millions of people was for sale and that samples could be viewed by asking the chatbots to divulge. 

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Justice Department Pushes Companies to Consider AI Risks 

Compliance officers should now add artificial intelligence to the list of things they need to worry about, the Justice Department says. The department this week announced changes to guidance prosecutors use to assess a company’s compliance program when it comes under investigation for bribery, fraud, or other criminal offenses. 

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