Israel's PPA publishes right of access guidance
Israel's Privacy Protection Authority released guidance on individuals' right to access personal data held about them under the Privacy Protection Law.
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TikTok devising adtech data sharing tool
Business Insider reports TikTok is creating a privacy-focused advertising technology solution. PrivacyGo functions similar to a data clean room, offering advertisers the ability to share data about their audiences, including email addresses, using anonymization.
Google seeks dismissal of health care privacy suit
Google filed with a U.S. federal court for dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over collection of analytics data to support the company's health care subsidiaries, MediaPost reports. The case stems from a Planned Parenthood patient's claim that Google collects sensitive medical data.
Detroit police's facial recognition use causes wrongful arrests
New York Times journalist Kashmir Hill reports on the Detroit Police Department's ongoing issues with policing by facial recognition technology. The department has made six wrongful arrests using facial recognition, including several involving racial bias. Editor's note: Kashmir Hill is a keynote speaker at IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk.
A view from DC: California's vehicle privacy crackdown
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 a broader look at the enforcement of data privacy associated with autonomous vehicles as the California Privacy Protection Agency begins a compliance probe across the industry.Full story
India's opposition party seeks further review of proposed data protection bill
The Wire reports opposition party members in India's Lok Sabha are urging the proposed Digital Data Protection Bill be referred to a parliamentary standing committee for potential amendments. The draft bill was introduced to Indian Parliament 3 Aug., but opposition lawmakers continue to raise concerns about central government exemptions in the bill and a potential "surveillance state" stemming from the exemptions.
US employees 'skeptical' of workplace monitoring
Forty percent of U.S. professionals are "skeptical" of workplace monitoring by their employers, The HR Digest reports, citing a Glassdoor survey. The survey also found 36% of U.S. employees could not determine if they were being monitored. Full story
Google adopts sensitive image search removal
The Guardian reports Google updated its policies on personal explicit images to allow users to request removal from web searches. In addition to the policy change, Google simplified the submission form for individuals to request search results for previously created and uploaded explicit content be taken down.Full story
Meta preparing to launch chatbots with unique and historical 'personas'
Meta will reportedly debut multiple artificial intelligence-powered chatbots as early as September, according to three individuals "with knowledge of the plans," the Financial Times reports. The launch is an attempt to increase user engagement with Meta's social media platforms and the bots could feature the "personas" of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and a travel companion who emulates a surfer.Full story
EPIC releases US AI legislation tracker
The Electronic Privacy Information Center published a U.S. legislation tracker for laws governing various aspects of artificial intelligence. Ten states have laws entering into force that regulate AI, but are part of broader comprehensive state-level consumer privacy laws. Multiple states have introduced tailored AI legislation for the fields of employment, health care, insurance and its use by government agencies.Full story