Canada's proposed Artificial Intelligence and Data Act, contained within the omnibus Bill C-27, is "fundamentally flawed," McCarthy Tétrault Senior Counsel Barry Sookman told Parliament's Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, IT World Canada reports.
A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., would halt the Transportation Security Administration's use of involuntary facial recognition scans at airports, The Hill reports. Kennedy said the Travelers' Privacy Protection Act would "protect every American from Big Brother's intrusion by ending the facial recognition program."Full story
Ahead of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union circulating the second half of EU Artificial Intelligence Act provisions governing law enforcement's use of foundation models, a new consensus must be struck among member states, Euractiv reports. The council is currently negotiating an agreement at the ambassador level before the trilogue negotiations continue 6 Dec.
On the heels of more than 120 pages worth of amendments, the proposed U.K. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is moving along through U.K. Parliament. IAPP Director of Research and Insights Joe Jones offers a rundown of the government-drafted amendments, including a new legal basis for U.K.
Class of 2020-21 IAPP Westin Scholar Award recipient Somya Bhagwagar, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, said she has a passion for educating her colleagues at CME Group on data privacy literacy.
As the use of financial technology products becomes more widespread, Hintz Law's Amy Lanchester and Sam Castic, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, PLS, write there are several regulatory developments fintech companies should be aware of going into 2024. They outline five major data privacy and security areas expected to see increased scrutiny, including third-party tracking technology and "appropriate use" and governance of artificial intelligence technologies.Full story
The Record reports members of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence introduced legislation to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The bipartisan proposal extends Section 702 through 2035, does not call for warrants to conduct searches and requires U.S. agencies to increase Section 702 activity reporting. Many provisions of the bill strike contrasts to a privacy-focused bipartisan proposal from U.S.
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, announced a NOK20 million fine issued to the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada issued a Privacy Act Bulletin on youth privacy lessons and best practices for federal public-sector entities.
Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, published a catalog of data security measures to provide solutions to common security risks organizations face. The catalog includes examples from the Datatilsynet's "experience from inspections, reported breaches of personal data security," along with prior European Data Protection Board guidelines.