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Peering through the US state privacy law kaleidoscope

Navigating the sprawling U.S. state privacy law landscape is beginning to resemble the view a person sees looking through a "kaleidoscope" due to differing and unique requirements contained in various statutes, IAPP Principal Researcher for Privacy Law and Policy Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US writes. She offers an overview of the prospects of a federal privacy law passing in 2025, as well as enforcement and legislative trends for new state AI and privacy bills.Full story

US court blocks DOGE from accessing Social Security Administration data

The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data held by the U.S. Social Security Administration and ordered it to destroy any nonanonymized data it may have acquired, Politico reports. The judge also barred DOGE from installing additional software into the SSA's systems.

Operational impacts of the EDPB's opinion on data protection in AI models 

The European Data Protection Board's recent opinion on the anonymity of AI models could have an impact on company policies and implementation of AI systems. MyData-TRUST Data Project Manager Christina Varytimidou, AIGP, CIPP/E, CIPM, said organizations should consider a "granular approach, with the creation of different assessments for different AI models depending on the level of risk raised during the AI model deployment to the data subjects."Full story

A view from Brussels: Privacy and competition walk into a bar

Privacy and competition walk into a bar, but they don't use the same door. Where do they meet, asks IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E. She highlights regulators' review of pay-or-consent models, including the investigation into Meta's pay-or-consent model under the Digital Markets Act, which requires gatekeepers to obtain consent from users when they intend to combine or cross-use their personal data.

European Commission could invoke AI Act on Hungarian protest surveillance

The European Commission said it will take action if Hungary's government uses facial recognition technology to identify participants in LGBTQ+ demonstrations, Euractiv reports. The use of the recognition software during an ongoing protest, a provision of a recently passed law banning such activities, would be a violation of the EU AI Act, according to a Commission spokesperson.Full story

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