Wired reports the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology told scientists working with its safety lab to focus on "reducing ideological bias, to enable human flourishing and economic competitiveness" rather than "AI safety," "responsible AI" and "AI fairness." The order also removes mention of combating misinformation and deepfakes as a priority.Full story
The California Privacy Protection Agency named cybersecurity practitioner, entrepreneur and author Tom Kemp as executive director. "I am honored to step into this role at such a critical time for privacy rights," Kemp said in a statement. "The CPPA has been at the forefront of consumer privacy protection, and it is a privilege to work on the important issues that impact all Californians." Kemp will assume his role 1 April.Full story
The New York attorney general's office said it would support a bill making it easier for state officials to investigate data breaches and predatory lending practices, as well as protecting consumers from deceptive recurring charges, MediaPost reports.
Privacy litigation is growing more prevalent in the U.S., with individuals finding success in arguing their claims or securing favorable settlements to avoid proceedings. In the first of a six-part IAPP series on litigation trends, IAPP Westin Fellow Kayla Bushey, CIPP/US, explores cases dealing with website tracking claims.Full story
IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy recently caught up with George Washington University Law professor Dan Solove before his new book "On Privacy and Technology" was published. They discussed the book and other topics, including the regulation-versus-innovation trade-off, the perceived ineffectiveness of the notice-and-choice paradigm, and where the future will take privacy, AI, and cybersecurity law and regulation.Full story
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy and AI governance developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S. This week, he analyzes the latest legal developments around the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which is under a new court-ordered injunction over alleged First Amendment violations.Full story
The European Data Protection Board issued a statement on the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision on the use of passenger name record data by law enforcement to prevent violent crimes.
The Court of Justice of the European Union rendered a decision clarifying the EU General Data Protection Regulation's accuracy principle requires a data controller to correct inaccurate gender identity information.
EU Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection Michael McGrath indicated the EU is committed to continuing implementation of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, despite potential DPF complications stemming from U.S. policy and personnel changes.
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued a KRW757 million fine against Modetour Network after the travel company's alleged insufficient data security safeguards led to a data breach affecting more than 3 million consumers.