Quebec recently published the Government Cybersecurity and Digital Strategy for 2024-2028 with the goal of increasing cybersecurity protections. nNovation's Florence So and Kris Klein, CIPP/C, CIPM, FIP, examined Quebec's plans to increase data protection safeguards and bolster the development of artificial intelligence.Full story
Forbes reports on the aims of Fabric Cryptography, a startup that created a bespoke processing chip used to break down algorithms into their mathematical elements. The technology could provide avenues to show a proof is correct without revealing the data behind it or to show an algorithm is not biased, the company said.Full story
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act does not require parents to seek arbitration in a current lawsuit concerning a schools' data collection practices. The case against IXL Learning alleges improper data collection, use and sale by the education technology company on its website and through its school-used software.Full story
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority opened surveys for stakeholders for establishing key provisions on transferring personal data outside the country using standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules. The surveys are each open through 30 Aug.Full story
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against portions of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, The Washington Post reports. The court upheld injunctions on content moderation provisions over First Amendment concerns while lifting the block placed on the law's privacy measures, including age estimation and privacy-by-default standards. Meanwhile, Gov.
The Markup interviewed DataBricks Chief Scientist and MosaicML founder Jonathan Frankle about the ethics of how companies use customer data to train artificial intelligence models and how companies are increasingly integrating it into everyday devices. Frankle currently works with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on AI issues.
Denmark's Agency for Digitalisation, the Digitaliseringsstyrelsen, said it discovered 200 websites collecting data without users' permission. The investigation found 42.2% of websites used unclassified cookies and 27.6% lacked information in their cookie banners.Full story
Bermuda Privacy Commissioner Alexander White, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, released guidance for employers to ensure employee data is safeguarded. The guidelines detail the use of privacy protections, surveillance monitoring and employers' role in protecting employee data.Full story
TikTok asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to block the enforcement of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act that requires the platform to find a new owner or face a ban in the U.S., MediaPost reports. The company said the surveillance arguments raised by lawmakers do not constitute a sound reason to block the app.Full story
The Wall Street Journal reports on Worldcoin's aim to develop a vast eye-scanning identification-verification system and the response from governments around the world. Worldcoin Chief Privacy Officer Damien Kieran said the technology anonymizes the data collected. "We don't collect data to harvest it. We don't sell data.