European Commission publishes draft DSA regulation on researchers' access to data
The European Commission published draft rules to securely provide researchers with data under the Digital Services Act.
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US Congress eyes legislation to formalize NIST's AI Safety Institute
Momentum is gaining among leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and House counterparts to pass AI legislation in the so-called "lame duck" session of Congress after the general election, Punchbowl News reports. The measure would reportedly contain provisions to permanently establish the AI Safety Institute within the National Institute of Standards and Technology.Full story
Social media companies face mental health, anticompetitive lawsuits
Brazilian consumer right's group Collective Defense Institute has sued TikTok, Kwai and Meta Platforms for allegedly failing to protect minors from using their social media platforms without adequate protections from their addictive qualities, Reuters reports.
CISA reports buy-in for voluntary cybersecurity commitment campaign
CyberScoop reports the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency received more than 230 voluntary commitments to its secure-by-design initiative, which includes measures like increasing the use of multifactor authentication and reducing default password use. The agency is also focused on a new document touching on bad practices software designers should eliminate before their product goes to market.Full story
Norway's DPA fines municipality NOK250,000
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, fined the municipality of Grue NOK250,000 for allegedly violating the Personal Data Protection Ordinance. The DPA said the municipality published the sensitive personal information of students and their parents on the postal record without consent, violating residents right to privacy.Full story
Garante launches task force to deal with stolen data issues
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, announced the creation of an interdepartmental task force to deal with stolen data and private data showing up in public databases. The task force will work to define "adequate technical and organizational security measures with regard to access by authorized personnel, but also to the complex of operations carried out by those in charge of their management and maintenance."Full story
US retailers explore facial recognition implementation to combat theft
With an estimated USD100 billion loss for U.S. retailers due to theft, companies are looking to implement facial recognition technology to prevent crime, Biometric Update reports. Retailers are aiming to use the technology to identify repeat shoplifters along with theft-related behaviors, including loitering and unauthorized access to restricted areas.Full story
Researchers find flaw in health care AI transcription tool
Researchers claimed OpenAI's Whisper transcription tool used by health care organizations frequently reports hallucinations that can include racist and violent rhetoric, ABC News reports.
Global DPAs release follow-up details on social media data scraping inquiry
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and data protection authorities from 16 nations issued a follow-up statement regarding results and dialogue from a joint inquiry of social media companies' data scraping practices.
US agencies take stand against AI-driven employee monitoring
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protections Bureau's recent guidance on AI-driven workplace surveillance is aiming to prevent employees from being profiled based on their performance metrics. It's part of a broader crackdown the CFPB and Department of Labor discussed during a joint fielding hearing on workplace surveillance 24 Oct. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White reports on the federal initiatives and perspectives on curbing employee monitoring.Full story