Cybersecurity Policy Report, International Data Privacy Issues Get Attention From G7 Officials, (Jun 29, 2026)
By Tony Foley
Data protection authorities (DPAs) from the U.S. and its G7 (Group of Seven) allies last week discussed enhanced international cooperation to support reasonable innovation and protect individuals in the digital environment, with a particular emphasis on children’s privacy online.
The meeting of DPAs, hosted from June 23-26 by France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL), included representatives from Canada, the European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
The Canadian Office of the Privacy Commissioner said in news release Friday that the G7 DPAs focused on key privacy issues including age assurance, smart glasses, agentic artificial intelligence (AI), connected home devices, and the free, trustworthy flow of data, resulting in several pronouncements, including the following:
A joint communique in which the DPAs expressed a commitment to ongoing cooperation to support a safer digital environment and promote responsible innovation;
A joint statement for privacy preserving age assurance calling for the development of technologies that are interoperable and trustworthy and protect the rights and freedoms of individuals;
A compendium of approaches taken by G7 DPAs regarding the treatment of smart glasses that outlines current developments regarding the regulation of smart glasses technology; and
A joint paper that discusses both the growing impact that connected devices like smart TVs and virtual voice assistants have on people’s lives, including an outline of special considerations for connected devices targeted specifically at children.
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