Chile's government passed the Personal Data Protection Act 26 Aug., which aligns the country's data protection regime with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The law establishes a national Personal Data Protection Agency, which has the enforcement power to levy fines up to UTM5,000 per violation. The new PDPA enters into force 24 months from its publication date.Full story
Signal President Meredith Whittaker detailed the nonprofit's efforts to protect user privacy and prevent the use of surveillance, Wired reports. Whittaker said in the next 10 years Signal will continue to "create the kinds of endowments and support mechanisms that can sustain capital-intensive tech without the surveillance business model."Full story
Nigeria's Data Protection Commission called on political parties and the Independent National Electoral Commission to increase compliance with the National Data Protection Act, the Voice of Nigeria reports. NDPC National Commissioner Vincent Olatunji said the compliance "enhances the integrity of elections and democracy by safeguarding the collection and processing of all personal data involved in electoral processes."Full story
The New York Times reports on the risks of artificial intelligence models ingesting their own outputs as developers increasingly pull data from the internet to train their products. Researchers have found training chatbots and image generators on AI-produced content degrades the quality of their outputs, illustrating the need for quality, human-created data.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office reprimanded the Labour Party for allegedly failing to respond to data subject access requests and tell people what personal information it holds about them.
Join the IAPP 29 Aug. for a LinkedIn Live examining the latest artificial intelligence governance developments in the U.S. IAPP AI Governance Center Managing Director Ashley Casovan, Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, and Autio Strategies founder and CEO Chloe Autio will cover updates on the White House executive order on AI, state-level AI legislation and proposals, and impacts stemming from recent U.S.
Kai Zenner, head of office and digital policy adviser for German Member of European Parliament Axel Voss, and Considerati Managing Director Cornelia Kutterer wrote for Euronews regarding the drafting of the EU Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models. Zenner and Kutterer opined that chairs and vice chairs appointed by the European AI Office to lead the code drafting are crucial to ensure seamless AI Act operationalization.
In an op-ed for The Hill, Cato Institute Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives Director of Financial Regulation Studies Jennifer Schulp said protecting financial privacy should be a priority for both political parties during the upcoming U.S. election. Schulp claimed "an interest in protecting financial privacy shouldn't be the province of one political party.
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General released an advisory memo that claimed the FBI is not properly monitoring the deletion of electronic media, leading to potential security vulnerabilities, NextGov reports. Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz said, "The lack of accountability of these media increases the risk of loss or theft without possibility of detection."Full story
Bavaria's State Office for Data Protection Supervision released guidelines to ensure artificial intelligence technology falls in line with data protection laws. It highlights service provider compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the importance of different AI-related positions within an organization.