The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will continue its antitrust investigation into Microsoft that was originally opened under former FTC Chair Lina Khan, Bloomberg reports. In the FTC's original civil investigative demand request to Microsoft, the agency sought data regarding the company's AI operations, such as the cost to train models and obtain training data, as well as information about its data centers.
The Supreme Court of Korea dismissed Meta's appeal of a KRW6.7 billion fine by South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission over alleged privacy violations. The PIPC's action stemmed from 2020 claims Meta provided users' personal information to third parties without consent.
Organizations using AI assisted lawyers must ensure the technology follows ethical and legal privacy compliance standards to boost transparency and accountability. Finance and Privacy Attorney David Arrick, CIPP/US, writes AI should be used as a tool, "not a licensed attorney, so supervise it like an overeager intern. Check its work, question its sources, and never assume it knows what it's talking about."Full story
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is working to navigate international relationships and continuing to protect U.S. digital security while the agency faces layoffs, Wired reports.
U.K. Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms Chris Bryant told attendees at the IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2025 the proposed U.K. data reforms contained in the Data Use and Access Bill could pass by late April. Bryant expressed optimism regarding the bill, which still has steps to go in U.K. Parliament, while also discussing EU-U.K. adequacy and the future of AI enforcement. IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy reports from London.Full story
Spain's Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service will draft a law codifying the provisions of the EU AI Act into domestic law. The bill, which will cover prohibited AI practices and high-risk AI development, will enter several procedures before returning to the Council of Ministers to approve it as a draft law. After ministerial approval, the bill would move to Spanish Parliament for approval.Full story
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada is seeking stakeholder feedback on how it should implement certifications for trusted data flows under the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum. The ISED explained the certifications would make it easier to conduct cross-border data transfers for businesses by streamlining the regulatory process.
Axios reports the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation advanced Federal Trade Commissioner nominee Mark Meador and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director nominee Michael Kratsios to full Senate confirmation votes.
The California Privacy Protection Agency announced a USD632,500 settlement with American Honda Motor over alleged California Consumer Privacy Act violations. The settlement resolves claims around various aspects of Honda's privacy practices, including insufficient necessity and proportionality considerations for data collection, and sharing consumer data without contracts containing sufficient privacy terms.
Indiana University's Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research Executive Director Scott Shackelford writes about a gradual shift toward workers having more privacy in the workplace thanks to U.S. state-level laws. "Across the board, employers need to ensure appropriate notice and consent, and pay attention to the cybersecurity of wearable tech that is permitted in the workplace," he said.Full story