In this week’s global legislative roundup, the Council of the European Union made final revisions to the proposed EU Artificial Intelligence Act. A Stockholm court ruled against the Swedish data protection authority for turning over an individual’s decision following his complaint against a music streaming service. And, in the U.S., several senators asked the Federal Trade Commission to halt its rulemaking for commercial surveillance.
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The Council of the European Union finalized text for the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act, including revisions made by the Czech Presidency, Euractiv reports.
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Google reached a $391.5 million settlement with 40 state attorneys general over allegations its location tracking misled users, The New York Times reports.
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Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency is seeking comments on a proposed National Data Strategy.
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Enforcement
The Information and Privacy Commission of New South Wales released its Annual Report 2021/22.
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A Stockholm administrative court ruled an individual who brought a complaint to the Swedish data protection authority, the Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, has the right to request the decision, following an appeal by the European privacy advocacy organization NOYB.
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The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office announced a public consultation on how the regulator prioritizes freedom of information complaints.
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Credit reporting company Experian and telecommunications provider T-Mobile entered into multistate settlements over data breaches sustained by both companies, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced.
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Asia-Pacific
The proposed Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Bill 2022 would create a mandatory data breach notification scheme for New South Wales government agencies to respond to breaches of citizens' data.
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Europe
Members of European Parliament are expected to discuss the definition of artificial intelligence and governance structure within the upcoming AI Act during a meeting this week, Euractiv reports.
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Politico reports members of European Parliament are making clear their displeasure regarding the U.K.'s plans to overhaul its data protection laws and risk the EU-U.K. adequacy.
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European Parliament approved the NIS2 Directive, a modernized framework based on the EU Network and Information Security Directive, on a 577-6 vote.
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Germany's First Civil Division of the Federal Court of Justice is asking the Court of Justice of the European Union for a preliminary ruling on the legal standing of consumer protection associations in relation to potential data processing violations by Meta.
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US
U.S. senators sent a letter to U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan asking the agency to stop its rulemaking initiative on commercial surveillance and lax data security, MediaPost reports.
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The Colorado Attorney General's Office released public comments received from stakeholders on proposed draft Colorado Privacy Act rules.
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