Summer presents renewed reading opportunities for avid and casual readers alike. Bookworms within the privacy community can check out the IAPP 2023 Summer Privacy Reading List for all their privacy-themed reading needs. The list is comprised of suggestions from privacy professionals regarding their favorite privacy-themed books and what is on their to-be-read stack.Full story
The U.S. Department of Justice announced its final settlement with the Federal Trade Commission against education technology provider Edmodo over alleged Children's Online Privacy Protection Act violations. "This order makes clear that edtech providers cannot outsource compliance responsibilities to schools, or force students to choose between their privacy and education," FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Samuel Levine said.
Generative artificial intelligence and large language learning models present many opportunities, as well as risks, multi-cloud confidential computing platform Anjuna cofounder and CEO Ayal Yogev writes in TechCrunch.
A directive for commercial banks issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria to collect their customers' social media handles was ruled illegal by the Data Protection Commission, Nairametrics reports. NDPC Commissioner Vincent Olatunji said if collecting specific customers' handles "happened under public interest," they should have been notified.Full story
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The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published a blog reviewing top takeaways for businesses a year after its enforcement action against Tim Hortons' mobile app data collection. The takeaways were categorized under the topics of appropriate use purpose, user consent and internal program management.
As business, technology and government professionals wrap their minds around artificial intelligence, a consensus understanding for key terms and phrases remains to be seen. The IAPP aims to help get professionals on the same page with the release of its AI terms glossary designed to provide succinct, but nuanced, definitions and explanations for some of the most common terms related to AI today.
While there has been much global discussion on the "arms race" to develop generative artificial intelligence, another global competition is emerging: the race to create universal AI governance. Journalist Luca Bertuzzi reports on how generative AI may outpace regulation, with its evolution putting the proposed EU AI Act's relevance into question.
Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, announced guidance on the use of closed-circuit television by private companies. Datatilsynet said the guidelines aim to "provide a comprehensive overview of which rules companies should be particularly aware of," including notification of data collection by CCTV and obligations for storage and retention of that data.Full story