In an op-ed for Tech Policy Press, state Rep. Monique Priestley, D-Vt., cosponsor of Vermont's comprehensive privacy bill, addressed the technology industry's opposition to privacy legislation.
Telecommunications industry groups asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's data breach disclosure requirements, MediaPost reports. Broadband groups, including the The Internet and Television Association and U.S.
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy and artificial intelligence governance developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S. This week, he unpacks the the cross-sectoral plans to better understand and control AI systems laid out in the U.S. Senate's AI roadmap.Full story
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology released its first report on age estimation software that could allow for online verification without affecting a person's privacy. The study looked at six age verification software offerings to determine their accuracy, which the NIST expects will improve with technological advances.Full story
The IAPP Research and Insights team and OneTrust analyzed the laws, policies and broader contextual history relevant to artificial intelligence governance in certain jurisdictions. The fourth analysis in the five-part series outlines the EU's keys to governing the strategic, technological and compliance landscape for AI governance.Full story
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, issued guidance for protecting personal data from being scraped by artificial intelligence systems. The guidance is intended for data controllers publishing personal data. It includes potential mitigation and prevention measures, such as creating "reserved areas" to store personal data with access controls and instituting antiscraping terms of service for website use. Full story
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group, The Detroit News reports. Wyden said the FTC and SEC must determine if UnitedHealth had the necessary safeguards in place after the data breach "caused substantial harm to consumers, investors, the health-care industry and U.S.
Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, blocked Meta's election information services due to voter privacy concerns. The AEPD said it placed a three-month temporary ban on the services as a "precautionary measure" to prevent Meta from collecting and storing voters' sensitive personal data.Full story
The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unanimously approved a bill amending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, The Record reports. The amendment would tighten the definition of "electronic communication service providers" that are compelled to provide the government information under a FISA warrant, which critics claimed was overly broad in the Section 702 renewal Congress approved in April.Full story
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario published guidelines on how public entities should consider privacy when contracting with third parties. The IPC touches on best practices during the procurement process and how to ensure proper documentation.Full story