A report by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission found 89% of smart products tested did not provide information on software updates. The FTC said companies may be violating the FTC Act by not informing consumers on products' longevity as maintaining software updates is critical to ensure the technology functions properly to maintain consumer privacy.Full story
A Consumer Reports survey found 78% of U.S. respondents support a comprehensive privacy law to protect personal data from being unnecessarily collected and stored.
While the adoption of privacy-enhancing technologies to reduce risks associated with AI is being encouraged across the U.S. government, Booz Allen Hamilton Chief Technologist Adam McCormick, CIPP/US, and Lead Machine Learning Scientist Amol Khanna point to "institutional barriers" standing in the way of widespread deployment.
European Parliament approved European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's 26 commissioner appointments for her second term. President von der Leyen said the new college of commissioners will focus on "finding ways to work with each other and overcoming fragmentation." Meanwhile, outgoing European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager discussed her tenure and efforts on EU digital policy and enforcement with The New York Times.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and the New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris issued fines totaling USD11.3 million to auto insurance companies GEICO and the Travelers Indemnity Company for alleged insufficient privacy safeguards.
Very large online platforms and very large search engines designated under the EU Digital Services Act will soon publish their first required risk assessment and audit reports. The European Commission reminded the 19 covered entities of the reporting requirement, noting the DSA raises a "new era of transparency and accountability to the tech industry."Full story
Australia's House of Representatives passed a bill that would require social platforms to verify users' ages and enlist restrictions to block individuals under age 16 from social media, The Associated Press reports.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration has a major opportunity to "improve our nation's cybersecurity posture, free up compliance tasks placed on cybersecurity teams, and promote government efficiency in this area," R Street Institute Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats Team Director Brandon Pugh, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, writes in a CyberScoop op-ed.
Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and the Hong Kong Productivity Council released the results of the Hong Kong Cyber Security Readiness Index and AI Security survey.
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