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A view from Brussels: From DMA, DSA enforcement to AI there's no slowing down

While Brussel's European quarter has become noticeably quieter in recent weeks, due in part to bank holidays and European Parliament's closure ahead of the June electoral campaign, IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes privacy activity is not slowing down. From Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act enforcement to the next steps for the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, and more, Roccia outlines what's on her radar.Full story

A view from DC: New practical guidance for balancing fairness, privacy

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 dives into the inevitable strain forming around the incorporation of both privacy and fairness into advanced technical systems.Full story

Ireland's DPC investigating Dell data breach

Ireland's Data Protection Commission is investigating a data breach at Dell, TechCrunch reports. The company told customers their personally identifiable information and Dell order information was exposed. The same actor is allegedly responsible for a data breach of a different Dell portal last week.Full story

Germany's DSK opines on research using genetic data

The Conference of the Independent Data Protection Authorities of Germany, the Datenschutzkonferenz, published a paper detailing the risks and requirements for consent to use genetic data for research purposes. The agency also proposed new legislation to differentiate between secondary uses of the data, such as with quality assurance.Full story

Worldcoin Foundation releases open-source data protection system

The Worldcoin Foundation released an open-source system based on multiparty computation and claimed it sets a new standard for sensitive data protection, The Block reports. Worldcoin Foundation said, when migrating to the new system, it deleted iris scans taken from individuals who had previously signed up for the Worldcoin project.Full story

NZ student graduates with Master of Information Governance degree

University of Auckland graduate Tiffany Sze will begin her career researching data collected from consumers through supermarket loyalty programs after being one of the first students to graduate with a Master of Information Governance degree.

UK releases new cybersecurity codes of practice

Speaking at the CYBERUK conference, U.K. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Saqib Bhatti announced the release of two new codes of practice to improve cybersecurity protocols.

US appellate court dismisses Amazon lawsuit over targeted ads

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused to reintroduce a class-action lawsuit against Amazon for targeted advertisements, MediaPost reports. The lawsuit claimed Amazon's Alexa served targeted ads to users based on their voice. The judges said the court "found that Amazon disclosed the relevant conduct in its privacy notice."Full story

Supreme Court of British Columbia sides with plaintiffs in voter data case

The Supreme Court of British Columbia upheld a lower court's decision allowing residents to view the information federal political parties collect on them under the province's Personal Information Protection Act. The parties argued they are governed under a federal election law with different standards.Full story

Overview of EU AI Act compliance requirements

IAPP Privacy Law and Policy Principal Researcher Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, constructed a compliance matrix providing a high-level overview of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act's key requirements. The matrix outlines various obligations imposed on operators working with high-risk AI systems, AI systems and general-purpose AI models. Full story

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