The European Commission published its review of three consumer protection laws to evaluate whether they still provide enough protection in the digital environment. The Digital Fairness Fitness Check concluded more needs to be done to combat practices like dark patterns, deceptive design and personalized targeting. The Commission indicated simplifying existing rules could help with compliance without sacrificing protection.Full story
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget released guidelines for the responsible procurement of AI products by federal agencies. The guidance is one of the directives out of the White House executive order on AI, which was released 30 Oct. 2023.Full story
Ireland's Data Protection Commission announced it will investigate Ryanair's personal data processing standards after receiving complaints about the airline's customer verification process.
Consumers are raising concerns over the status of 23andMe's biometric databases as the company faces business challenges, NPR reports. According to American Civil Liberties Union staff attorney Vera Eidelman, a lack of U.S. state privacy laws concerning genetic data could make "generic data of millions potentially vulnerable to being sold off, or even mined by law enforcement."Full story
The Federal Court of Australia ruled the social platform X is required to respond to a notice from the eSafety Commissioner requesting transparency about child sexual abuse material on the platform. X argued it did not have to comply with the request because it was served when the company was known as Twitter.Full story
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced the new college of Commissioners that will form her team during her second term. IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes mission letters describe von der Leyen's overall approach and the initiatives commissioners will be asked to launch and lead.
As AI becomes more ubiquitous, the way entities govern its use and policies has become a flashpoint for some consumers and regulators. At IAPP Privacy. Security. Risk. 2024, a group of AI practitioners explained why terms of service can be ground zero for good AI governance practices. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports on the discussion and the challenges facing those trying to ensure products are used correctly.Full story
The European Commission issued requests for information regarding the design and functionality of algorithmic recommender systems to YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok under the Digital Services Act. The Commission set a 15 Nov. deadline for the companies to respond to the RFIs.Full story
As opposition parties filibuster Canada's private-sector privacy reform and AI legislation, Bill C-27, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Francois-Philippe Champagne said, "it's a bit embarrassing," that the country has stalled in passing AI regulations, Bloomberg reports.
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board issued a notice that it rescheduled its upcoming 4 Oct. meeting to 8 Nov. The meeting will still feature potential discussion on moving California Consumer Privacy Act draft regulations on automated decision-making technology, risk assessments and cybersecurity audits to the formal rulemaking stage.Full story