The EU Data Governance Act became applicable to covered entities 24 Sept. The law, which provides for increased access to public-sector data for the purpose of developing new products and services, took force June 2022 and covered entities were provided a 15-month grace period to establish compliance.Full story
Clearview AI reached a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging it violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act and laws in California, New York and Virginia, MediaPost reports. The details of the proposed settlement have not been made public.
An advisor to the board of directors of Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, testified to the Chamber of Deputies Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation regarding data protection impacts of blockchain in public administration.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, published a code of conduct with eight of the agency's "best practices" for organizations considering developing a guide. Among its recommendations, the CNIL suggests organizations evaluate the data protection knowledge of future members, make a plan and use concrete language understandable to readers.Full story
A TikTok user allegedly used commercial facial recognition software PimEyes to dox other users who appear in viral videos, 404 Media reports. The user would then create content publishing the users' personal information. TikTok declined to remove the account and claimed such activity was not a violation of its terms of service.Full story
In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, financial firm Stephens Chair and CEO Warren Stephens and American Securities Association Chair Paul Reilly propose the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission halt its centralized database created under Consolidated Audit Trail rules that tracks U.S. investors' personal and financial data.
Companies are increasingly expecting prospective chief privacy officers to possess a law degree, former Silicon Valley Bank CPO Ryan Barker, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, writes.
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S., including his attempt to connect the dots on the broad U.S. initiatives that will help spell out potential artificial intelligence regulations. Full story
A view from Brussels: Addressing challenges of the GDPR
Poland's data protection authority, the Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych, announced it is opening an investigation into OpenAI's artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, TechCrunch reports.
During a confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the three commissioner nominees to the Federal Trade Commission called on Congress to pass regulations on privacy, data brokers and artificial intelligence. "This issue is new, it's complicated, and it's going to affect people in a way that the commission simply can't grapple with the way Congress can," Republican nominee Andrew Ferguson said.