MediaPost reports on how advertisers and publishers are working to move past Google's third-party cookie depreciation and find new ways to market their information. Artificial intelligence and identity-free solutions are among the potential cookie alternatives being examined.Full story
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, submitted its contributions for potential amendments to the country's draft artificial intelligence regulation. The ANPD proposed definition changes, classifying high-risk systems and more.
The FBI claims hackers are using generative artificial intelligence technology to deploy large-scale cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal reports. FBI Cyber Division Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser said, with AI technology, a "beginner can get to an intermediate level" and "even our most advanced adversaries are at least becoming more efficient at what they do."Full story
Ukraine Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights issued an advisory regarding obligations to protect personal information and to use data sparingly. The commissioner's office stressed employees of an institution must follow legal requirements when creating a data record.Full story
The U.S. Senate reauthorized the Federal Aviation Administration without including proposed revisions to pause the Transportation Security Administration's development of facial recognition programs, NextGov reports. The Senate did not hold a vote on the proposed amendments that aimed to protect citizens' biometric data.Full story
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, announced it will investigate facial recognition technology used in surveillance systems at the city of Rome's metro stations. The DPA seeks to obtain a "technical description of the facial recognition features, the purpose and legal basis of this processing of biometric data and a copy of the evaluation of impact on data protection."Full story
With increased regulatory scrutiny on the use of software development kits, privacy professionals working for app developers are left to consider lawful incorporation of these technologies. IAPP Westin Research Fellow Andrew Folks, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, outlines how SDKs enable data collection and third party disclosure of data while discussing how practitioners can address areas of increased enforcement.Full story
The U.K. Office of Communications published its draft Children's Safety Codes of Practice. The draft code lists more than 40 safety measures, which include age verification checks to prevent children from accessing harmful content, establishing a process for users to make complaints regarding services likely to be accessed by children and conducting risk assessments.
TikTok sued the U.S. government over the new law forcing its parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself of the app or face a ban in the U.S., The New York Times reports. TikTok claimed the law violates the First Amendment, and the 270-day timeline to complete a sale of TikTok was unrealistic if ByteDance were to pursue it.Full story
The Colorado General Assembly approved Senate Bill 41 to add children's privacy amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act. Key provisions include requiring data controllers to take "reasonable care" to ensure their services are not harming minors and conducting a data protection assessment if there is a "heightened risk" their product could harm minors.Full story