OpenAI said it will delay an update to its ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot to conduct additional safety and reliability testing, The Washington Post reports. The company said the voice chatbot feature needs better training to recognize and block some content but did not offer more specifics.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva appointed 26 new members to the National Council for Personal Data and Privacy Protection after receiving 72 applications for the position. The members will work toward "preparing studies and holding debates and public hearings and disseminating knowledge about the protection of personal data and privacy to the population."Full story
The city of Toronto still "routinely" publishes personally identifiable information of city residents, despite the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario recommending a halt to the practice two years ago, citing identity theft concerns, the Toronto Star reports.
New Zealand's Office of the Privacy Commissioner published guidance informing citizens on how and when to file a complaint concerning possible data protection violations. The guidance provides information on why the OPC would not investigate a complaint including if the potential violation happened over 12 months prior or the individual did not contact the organization involved first. Full story
Texas does not want Google to depose the state as part of its defense against a lawsuit alleging the company violated a biometrics privacy law, Reuters reports. The company is accused of deceptive trade practices and collecting user data without consent, which it denies. A similar lawsuit against Meta may be settled.Full story
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance issued five new compliance and disclosure interpretations pertaining to cybersecurity incident reporting. The CDI requirements are geared toward companies that make a ransomware payment to threat actors before determining if an attack was material. If so, they are still required to review the incident and properly report it.Full story
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a markup session on 11 bills 27 June. Among the proposed bills up for consideration are the American Privacy Rights Act and Kids Online Safety Act.Full story
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement with a global communications and marketing services provider over "internal control failure charges" stemming from cyberattacks in 2021. Per the SEC's order, R.R.
The California Privacy Protection Agency and France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, entered into a cooperation agreement for collaborating on efforts to protect personal information. The agreement creates a framework for conducting joint research, education for new technologies and data protection issues, and sharing best practices.Full story
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released a report exploring the challenges facing artificial intelligence management when it comes to data governance and privacy. It highlights six considerations on how to integrate privacy into AI, including transparency and accountability in how the systems are managed.