A report by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity claimed six critical infrastructure divisions are failing to comply with the NIS2 directive to bolster cybersecurity and reduce digital threats, Infosecurity Magazine reports. ENISA Executive Director Juhan Lepassaar said the report "gives valuable insight into the overall maturity of NIS sectors and the challenges of individual sectors.
Sweden's data protection authority, Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, said it supports a government proposal to provide better protections to personal data appearing in search information history. The government had been investigating whether the country's freedom of press and information laws should have more exceptions for personal data.Full story
As part of its 25th anniversary, the IAPP will celebrate 25 trailblazing innovators and 25 defining moments in the last quarter century that helped establish the privacy and digital governance profession. This week, we look at U.K. Information Commissioner John Edwards' impact on the profession while leading data protection enforcement efforts in New Zealand and the U.K.Full story
IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, details discussions on a hypothetical targeted revision of the EU General Data Protection Regulation proposed by Member of the European Parliament Axel Voss and privacy activist Max Schrems. They proposed a three-tier layered approach to the GDPR that would adjust the legal burden to the size of the organization.
Companies looking to implement robot technology must adopt safeguards and procedures to ensure sensitive personal information remains protected. Google Privacy Engineer Erin Relford, CIPT, said organizations must provide "clear and concise informational notices of robotic activity and data collection capabilities at entrances to areas where robots will operate" to maintain transparency and promote safety when using the technology. Full story
EU lawmakers sent a letter reviewed by The Wall Street Journal to U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick opposing claims the EU is using digital competition laws, such as the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act, to unfairly target U.S. tech companies. Lawmakers claimed other U.S. technology companies have asked EU regulators to investigate Big Tech firms under their regulations.
Ireland's government approved a recommendation from Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke to adopt a "distributed model of implementation" for the EU AI Act. Per the recommendation, the government initially designates eight public bodies to oversee the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act within their respective sectoral jurisdiction.
South Korea Personal Information Protection Commission Chairman Koh Hak-soo held an "Artificial Intelligence and Data Industry Roundtable" with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry 6 March. The meeting focused on how to secure domestic AI and data industry competitiveness.
Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, recently noted "streamlined AI systems can not only strengthen compliance with data protection laws, but also deliver better outcomes," if privacy is a major focus for developers, Hogan Lovells Associate Joanna Rozanska, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, writes.
A U.K. bill originally geared toward protecting children from addictive algorithms has been altered to instead commit government resources to researching the issue, the Guardian reports.