European Commission hosts inaugural AI Board meeting
The European Commission hosted the first Artificial Intelligence Board meeting to discuss the implementation of the EU AI Act.
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OPC welcomes ruling upholding Facebook's PIPEDA violations
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne issued a statement supporting the Federal Court of Appeal ruling that found Facebook violated Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act between 2013-15. The investigation originally began in 2019 and found Facebook did not obtain lawful consent from users to process their personal information and also did not adequately protect it. Facebook is required to submit plans to the OPC on how it will remediate the issue within 90 days.
US government proposes cybersecurity reporting rules for advanced AI developers, cloud providers
The U.S. Department of Commerce proposed new requirements for developers of advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing providers to demonstrate their products are safe and resilient to cyberattacks, Reuters reports. The proposal, issued by the department's Bureau of Industry and Security, would establish mandatory reporting requirements involving the development of "frontier" AI models and cloud systems.
Australia to consider social media age limits
Political leaders in Australia are considering placing a minimum age limit for social media users, The Washington Post reports. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced legislation will be proposed before potential elections in 2025, but the government has not yet decided on an exact age limit while grappling with how such a ban is easily circumvented or ignored.Full story
FPF opens submissions for Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards
The Future of Privacy Forum opened submissions for the 15th annual Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards. U.S. researchers and privacy and data protection professionals can submit papers on U.S.-based and international privacy issues until 11 Oct.Full story
Brazil's ANPD releases 2024 mid-year monitoring report
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, released a report detailing its regulatory monitoring efforts for the first half of 2024. The report reviewed the number of public participation efforts and feedback received as well as updates on project timelines.Full story
CPPA launches informational blog
The California Privacy Protection Agency launched a blog to publish information on consumer privacy and agency updates. The blog will be a resource for "guidance on protecting your personal information, information about emerging privacy issues, and deeper insights on CPPA's ongoing activities and priorities."Full story
Google's US antitrust trial begins
The U.S. Department of Justice began its trial against Google over alleged monopolization of the advertising industry, Marketing Brew reports. Google claimed expanding the "'existing degree of interoperability between Google Ads and third-party exchanges' would be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and could risk exposing advertisers to 'invalid traffic and brand-safety risks.'"Full story
FTC sends refunds to testing company consumers
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds to more than 2,400 customers whose health data was compromised when 1Health.io, formerly Vitagene, allegedly failed to put in place proper security measures. The company promised to allow users to delete their data whenever they wanted but did not keep an inventory of the information.Full story
EU publishes strategic competitiveness report
The European Commission published a competitiveness report by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi detailing efforts to bolster the economy and increase innovation. The report outlines strategies to strengthen privacy and advance artificial intelligence, cloud security, and organizational compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.Full story