Cryptocurrency startup Worldcoin is a "heavily engineered solution to solve one part of the identity conundrum; are you a unique human?" Goode Intelligence CEO Alan Goode writes in Biometric Update. Goode said, however, the launch of the effort to "create a global unique digital identity" has not solved identification verification. Full story
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission published guidance on using personal data to support artificial intelligence technologies.
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The long-anticipated introduction of India's proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill to Indian Parliament has arrived. Parliament's lower house, the Lok Sabha, received the bill Thursday and will reportedly begin deliberations 7 Aug. with Parliament's monsoon session scheduled to close 11 Aug. IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports on the introduction, including what provisions the bill carries and where perceived concerns lie.Full story
With countries around the world working to develop artificial intelligence regulations, organizations will soon face a wave of new AI governance rules. But, what do regulators expect today? To help address this significant issue, IAPP Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer Caitlin Fennessy, CIPP, analyzed and categorized the questions regulators are currently asking to offer a sense of what they are focused on, and, in turn, what organizations should ask themselves.Full story
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, revised its data protection officer certification framework following a public consultation. Changes highlighted concern "procedures for obtaining accreditation by certifying bodies," including certification application and remote testing.Full story
Israel's Privacy Protection Authority issued draft guidelines regarding employers' ability to collect their employees' biometric data, FindBiometrics reports. The document titled "Policy Paper: Collection and Use of Biometric Data at the Workplace" recommends employers avoid collecting biometric data but allows some instances of biometric monitoring of employees during work hours.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., named Worthe Real Estate Group President Jeffrey Worthe to the California Privacy Protection Agency Board. Worthe fills the seat of former board member Chris Thompson. Thompson left the CPPA Board in December 2022 to accept a position as chief of staff for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.Full story
The European Data Protection Board announced it adopted an Article 65 binding dispute resolution decision related to alleged TikTok children's privacy violations brought by Ireland's Data Protection Commission.
The Wall Street Journal reports medical researchers are considering the efficacy of artificial intelligence-generated synthetic data in accounting for "complexity and the variability in healthcare and science." Adoption of synthetic data for drug and medical research remains low due to the need for accurate synthetic data to conduct research and relatively few vendors in the market. Full story