IAPP Principal Researcher for Privacy Law and Policy Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, explored "the contours of the diverse set of laws that regulate the information generated by and collected about workers by and at their places of employment." Fazlioglu found that privacy protections afforded to U.S.
The New York Times reports on tech lobbying trade organization, NetChoice, and its work pushing back against federal and state laws aiming to regulate the technology industry.
The New York Times reports the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Google needs to allow developers to bring their own app stores to Android phones as part of a remedy to fix its anticompetitive nature. The court ruled Google violated antitrust law by charging high fees and forcing developers, including Epic Games, to follow strict rules to put their apps on its phones.Full story
Since Brazil's General Data Protection Law entered into force in 2020, the country's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, has "issued several regulations and guidelines that are shaping an authentic Brazilian data protection regime, marked by its own specificities," Peck Advogados Attorney Jean Carlo Jacichen Luz, CIPM, CDPO/BR, writes.
The European Commission met with approximately 140 stakeholders to gather input on the best ways to protect minors under the EU Digital Services Act. Participants were asked to examine scenarios including access to age-inappropriate content, addictive algorithms and sexual harassment, and offer perspectives on how to mitigate those risks while protecting children's rights.Full story
Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Kenneth Propp analyzes the state of play regarding data transfers between the EU and U.S., noting that the current EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework faces looming litigation threats. "For the time being," he writes, "there is little for the European Commission and U.S.
China will advocate for companies to use locally made AI chips instead of U.S.-based company Nvidia chips, The South China Morning Post reports. Despite setbacks, China is Nvidia's third-largest market and has received a large demand for its services from Chinese cloud providers.Full story
U.N. Resident Coordinator for Ghana Charles Abani claimed the use of digital IDs could advance Ghana's innovation and economic growth, Biometric Update reports. Abani spoke at Ghana Digital and Innovation Week, urging citizens and organizations to "pay stronger attention to innovative digital tools which can bring inclusive solutions to societal problems across sectors."Full story
The best way to govern AI is being debated around the world. But few have heard an AI robot talk about the future of the technology bringing it to life. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports on the conversation had with Machani Robotics' AI humanoid robot Ria during an IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2024 panel session.Full story
Goodwin Procter Partners Steve Charkoudian and Omer Tene look at what legal areas are most pressing for AI lawyers, even as the U.S. does not have any definitive regulations on the technology. Areas they indicate are worth keeping in mind when advising on AI usage include intellectual property, privacy and cybersecurity. Full story