The Cyber Security Bill 2024 was introduced to the Parliament of Australia by Cybersecurity Minister Tony Burke. The bill aims to strengthen ransomware attack reporting obligations and establish privacy standards for smart devices to ensure consumer data is safeguarded.
Politico reports on the tension between EU data protection authorities and Big Tech companies looking to advance their AI products. Recent enforcement actions have caused companies to slow down introducing AI on their platforms and in their products, citing regulatory uncertainty and overregulation. Privacy advocates argue safety must be considered to innovate correctly.Full story
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office said institutions need to prepare for quantum computing to become more widespread and the challenges to data protection that expansion will impose. A report on the technology from the office endorses post-quantum cryptography to protect algorithms used to conceal personal information and national security information.Full story
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.K. Responsible Technology Adoption Unit wrote about the difficulties of scaling up privacy-preserving technologies such as federated learning. The two entities have been writing about federated learning as a solution to privacy challenges associated with large datasets.Full story
The U.S. Department of Justice filed paperwork with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that could enforce "structural remedies" against Google over the company's alleged antitrust practices, including those related to the internet search market, the Guardian reports.
The European Commission proposed a framework to standardize digital passports and identity cards for those entering and leaving the Schengen Area. The proposal includes a EU Digital Travel app, which would store the credentials and use a biometric system to access the information.Full story
The Center for Digital Democracy's How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance in the Streaming Era report claimed targeted advertising practices for connected TVs have created a "massive data-driven surveillance apparatus" that harms consumers.
Fourteen U.S. state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against TikTok that alleged the app can be addictive to underage users and affect their mental health, The Associated Press reports. The filing within the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia claimed the company intentionally uses addictive features to encourage users to continue to view content despite the potential harm it could have on consumers.
Algeria's National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data and the Personal Data Protection Authority of Mauritania will collaborate to bolster data protection, AL24 News reports. PDPA President Mohamed el Amine Ould Sidi said the agreement aims to "strengthen the exchange of expertise between the two authorities in the area of personal data protection."Full story
IAPP Principal Researcher for Privacy Law and Policy Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, explored "the contours of the diverse set of laws that regulate the information generated by and collected about workers by and at their places of employment." Fazlioglu found that privacy protections afforded to U.S.