Researchers find flaw in health care AI transcription tool
Researchers claimed OpenAI's Whisper transcription tool used by health care organizations frequently reports hallucinations that can include racist and violent rhetoric, ABC News reports.
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Global DPAs release follow-up details on social media data scraping inquiry
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and data protection authorities from 16 nations issued a follow-up statement regarding results and dialogue from a joint inquiry of social media companies' data scraping practices.
US agencies take stand against AI-driven employee monitoring
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protections Bureau's recent guidance on AI-driven workplace surveillance is aiming to prevent employees from being profiled based on their performance metrics. It's part of a broader crackdown the CFPB and Department of Labor discussed during a joint fielding hearing on workplace surveillance 24 Oct. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White reports on the federal initiatives and perspectives on curbing employee monitoring.Full story
US Cyber Safety Review Board to probe alleged China-backed wiretap hack
The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board is planning to investigate the hack of major telecommunications companies that resulted in the theft of data belonging to prominent U.S. government officials, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Change Healthcare data breach impacts 100M individuals
In a report to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Change Healthcare claimed the cyberattack it experienced in February breached the data of 100 million Americans, CyberScoop reports. The new figure sets the incident as largest breach to ever be reported to U.S. regulators.
ICO says organizations must 'do better' to prevent data breaches
U.K. Information Commissioner John Edwards issued a "stark warning" for companies handling personal data to "do better" to prevent data breaches. Citing ICO research, Edwards explained 55% of U.K. adults have had personal data lost or stolen, 30% of whom reported emotional distress after the fact.
Massachusetts court rules hospitals' data sharing does not violate state wiretapping law
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled hospitals do not violate the state's wiretap law by sharing website data with third parties, MediaPost reports.
EDPB issues infographic on applying legitimate interest
The European Data Protection Board published supplemental guidance on how and when to apply legitimate interest as a legal basis for processing under the EU General Data Protection Regulation's legitimate interest principle. The guide offers three core questions a data processor must answer affirmatively for the legitimate interest principle to qualify.
Denmark's DPA releases results of educational data processing inquiry
Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, released the findings from its inquiry into primary schools' data processing standards.
The rise in Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act lawsuits
Bloomberg Law reports genetic privacy lawsuits in Illinois have increased since 2023, with 30 proposed class-action cases filed under the state's Genetic Information Privacy Act during that time.