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Iowa's comprehensive privacy bill signed into law
UK releases AI regulatory framework
The U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology published a white paper with its approach to regulating artificial intelligence technologies. The regulatory framework seeks to "build public trust in cutting-edge technologies and make it easier for businesses to innovate, grow and create j...
New parliamentary amendments offered for India's draft data protection bill
Members of India's Parliament on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology proposed 40 amendments to the draft Digital Data Protection Bill. The proposed changes relate to concerns over perceived centralization of power, insufficient independence for the proposed Data Protection...
CNIL fines rental scooter company over geolocation data collection
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, fined rental scooter company Cityscoot 125,000 euros for collecting and maintaining a record of vehicles' geolocation data. The CNIL said Cityscoot failed to comply with data minimization and contractual ...
AI chatbots 'built by all of us'
The Atlantic reports that while artificial intelligence chatbots are built using data available online, there is "an uncomfortable disparity between who does the work that enables these AI models to function and who gets to control and profit from them." Chatbots are created "by ingesting books and ...
AEPD publishes guidance to help public administrations manage data risks
Spain’s data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, published guidance to help public administrations manage risks around data exchanges. "The document addresses the need to effectively manage risks that, due to the high volume of personal data and the interconnection of ...
Arkansas files lawsuits against TikTok, Meta
The state of Arkansas brought lawsuits 28 March against social media companies TikTok and Meta, alleging the companies deceived consumers about children’s safety on their platforms, ABC News reports. In total, two lawsuits were brought against TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and on...
France advances draft legislation to use 'intelligent' security cameras for 2024 Olympics
Both chambers of the French legislature approved draft legislation to temporarily utilize "intelligent surveillance systems" during the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, The Associated Press reports. The systems "combine cameras with artificial intelligence software to flag potential security con...
UK government offers UK GDPR reform bill analysis
The U.K. Regulatory Policy Committee, a government oversight entity, published its opinion on the proposed Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. The RPC's "fit for purpose" opinion examined the impact assessment conducted on the latest draft of the bill, including its amendments for the scie...
OAIC discusses Privacy Act reform
In an interview with the Australian Financial Review, Australian Information Commissioner Angelene Falk discussed her office's hopes for pending Privacy Act reforms. Falk called current data handling practices "very complex and difficult to understand," creating the need for improved guardrails that...
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