The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Office of Technology wrote a blog post covering consumers' artificial intelligence concerns that "span the technology's lifecycle, from how it's built to how (it is) applied by third parties in the real world." Among the concerns were data collection for training ...

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office opened a public consultation on its updated U.K. General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act fining guidance. The guidelines outline the ICO's fining powers, circumstances for filing penalty notices and the methodology the office uses to ...

Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, announced a public consultation on its sandbox initiative to explore the interplay between artificial intelligence and data protection. The sandbox aims to test AI technologies and devise best practices "to ensure comp...

Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, published guidance on the use of privacy-enhancing technologies in data systems, noting they can be used to implement governance policies, and increase trust and data sovereignty. "PETs can be, and should be, 'dual-use' ...

Consumer Reports released a free app, "Permission Slip by CR," to help users manage personal information and request companies delete or stop selling their data. Restaurant chains, entertainment businesses and retailers including McDonald's, Amazon and Netflix, are currently included in the app. The...