Digital rights group NOYB filed a complaint against Mozilla for the company's alleged web tracking practices, Reuters reports. The NOYB claimed Mozilla's privacy-preserving attribution feature collects user data without consent. Mozilla previously said the feature aims to provide websites with advertising analytics through less invasive consumer data collection.Full story
The European Commission announced more than 100 companies representing a variety of sectors signed the EU AI Pact. The pact is a voluntary commitment by organizations to begin implementing AI Act requirements ahead of its effective date and engage with the EU AI Office, as well as other stakeholders.
Following input from stakeholders, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority still has competition-related concerns around Google's decision to scrap its plan to launch the Privacy Sandbox and depreciate third-party browser cookies. The agency could take further action if the CMA does not agree to Google's subsequent commitments to address the new concerns.Full story
CrowdStrike Senior Vice President of Counter Adversary Operations Adam Meyers was questioned by the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security about the company's software update that caused a global outage, The New York Times reports. Meyers said the update system error was not detected by its screening process and that "AI was not responsible for making any decision in that process."Full story
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Phillippe Dufresne spoke to the Alberta Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship about Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act review and also discussed recommendations for amendments to the Digital Charter Implementation Act. Dufresne said Alberta's review of the PIPA "comes during a pivotal time for privacy law reform in Canada.
As the White House executive order on AI approaches the one-year mark, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology said they have seen some educational and buy-in challenges for agencies to adopt privacy-enhancing technologies in their own workflows. The comments came as part of a discussion during the IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2024 conference on how PETs are being viewed as a way to address privacy risks associated with AI. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports on the conversation.
Federal and state-level privacy enforcers in the U.S. are increasing their workloads as privacy harms grow more prevalent and the means to combat those harms expand. A panel of enforcers pulled back the curtain for attendees at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2024 regarding their respective approaches to privacy enforcement, explaining their recent work and efforts to coordinate with one another. IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports from Los Angeles.Full story
A European Commission report outlined the potential of AI to improve the delivery of public-sector services in areas, such as enhancing citizen-government interactions, increased analytical capabilities and health care.
Researchers used geolocation data from data brokers to observe the impact U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission employees have on financial markets, however, the research raised concerns over data brokers' sale of federal employees' personal data, Politico reports.
Join IAPP Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer Caitlin Fennessy, CIPP/US, for a LinkedIn Live 26 Sept. discussing a U.S. Federal Trade Commission report that found streaming services and social media companies have been exploiting and surveilling customers' personal data. Speaking with Fennessy will be FTC Associate Director in the Division of Privacy and Identity Protection Ben Wiseman to share key takeaways from the report.Full story