Under a finalized order with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, genetic testing firm 1Health.io will pay USD75,000 and instruct third-party contract labs to destroy consumer DNA data retained for over 180 days.
Government Technology reports the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas brought a temporary injunction against the Arkansas Social Media Safety Act prior to its 1 Sept. effective date. The law was passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor in April. Notable provisions include age verification and parental consent for use by minors under age 18.Full story
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India's Department of Consumer Affairs opened a public consultation for draft guidelines and regulations on dark patterns prevention. The guidelines define "practices or deceptive design pattern" applied to users' platform interactions and aim to "identify and regulate such practices which tend to manipulate or alter consumer choices." The public comment deadline is 5 Oct.Full story
Politico reports French Member of European Parliament Philippe Latombe submitted challenges to the European Union General Court against the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. One challenge is to immediately suspend the trans-Atlantic agreement for data transfers while the other challenges the legality of the DPF's text.
Governments worldwide are designing and implementing artificial intelligence governance legislation that seek to regulate the current and future landscape for AI-powered technologies. The IAPP Global AI Legislation Tracker identifies legislative policy and related regulatory developments in a subset of jurisdictions while offering a brief commentary on the wider AI context in specific jurisdictions.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., issued an executive order calling on California government entities to study development, use and risks associated with artificial intelligence technologies. The order requires agencies to draft risk and benefits analysis reports, "consider procurement and enterprise use opportunities" for generative AI, train state employees, and partake in "legislative engagement" on AI policy.
U.K. Minister of Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Stephen Parkinson said the Office of Communications will not use powers within the proposed Online Safety Bill to scan messaging apps for harmful content until technology is developed with the capability, the Financial Times reports. Social media companies, including WhatsApp and Signal, raised concerns over provisions within the bill.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand announced the Privacy Act Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament. The proposed legislation calls on covered entities to disclose reasoning for data collection and the first and third parties that will have access to data.
The Court of Justice of the European Union rendered a decision against certain uses of personal data by law enforcement. In a case from Lithuania, the court ruled the EU Law Enforcement Directive cannot be applied "in connection with investigations into corruption in the public service." Authorities can only use personal data from electronic communications for criminal prosecutions under the directive.Full story