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The latest on AI policy and governance
- European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager is pushing for a voluntary artificial intelligence code of conduct to be stood up in the coming months, Reuters reports.
Conducting effective PIAs amid the swell of US state privacy laws
As more U.S. state privacy laws come online, private enterprises will be required to conduct privacy impact assessments. Companies that conduct effective PIAs will be better suited to identify risks associated with certain data processing activities that could run afoul of privacy laws in other jurisdictions, Tueoris Senior Privacy Consultant Camille Ley writes. She said steps for managing comprehensive PIAs include generating a project description, assessing data processing needs, and estimating data protection and privacy risks.
Understanding scope, requirements of Florida's Digital Bill of Rights
Florida is on its way to finalizing targeted privacy legislation after attempts to pass comprehensive legislation failed in recent years. Florida SB 262, the Florida Digital Bill of Rights, leaves companies to examine whether they must adhere to any or all proposed requirements based on varying coverage thresholds within the bill, which is pending the governor's approval.
Texas Legislature finalizes comprehensive privacy bill
The Texas Legislature signed off on final text for a proposed comprehensive privacy bill, HB 4, following a resolution struck between chambers in a conference committee. The bill carries unique applicability standards and requires covered entities to honor universal opt-out signals, perform data protection assessments and establish data processing agreements. The law's effective date is 1 July 2024.
Roundup: Belgium, Canada, UK and more
In this week’s Global News Roundup, Ireland's Data Protection Commission fined Meta a record 1.2 billion euros for EU General Data Protection Regulation violations. Belgium's data protection authority ruled the transfer of certain taxpayer data to the U.S. is illegal under the GDPR. The European Data Protection Board elected a new chairperson. And Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne announced his office will partner with provincial DPAs to investigate generative artificial developer developer OpenAI.
A window into EU institutions AI Act negotiations
The proposed Artificial Intelligence Act is making its way toward trilogue negotiations between EU institutions. Join the IAPP 31 May on LinkedIn Live for a wide-ranging discussion on the EU's proposal, including expectations for upcoming negotiations, the privacy-relevant issues at play and how privacy professionals can prepare ahead of finalization. The discussion panel will include Laura Caroli, advisor to European Parliament AI Act co-rapporteur Brando Benifei.
OPC publishes workplace privacy guidance for employers
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published guidance on workplace privacy for employers outlining considerations for managing employees' personal information and topics like monitoring employees.
Minister discusses impacts, penalty scheme for India's proposed DPDPB
The Economic Times reports India's Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar indicated the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill will bring "deep behavioural changes" to platforms operating in India. Chandrasekhar said businesses already aligned with proposed provisions "have nothing to fear" with the bill. He also discussed the proposed penalty scheme doesn't aim to compete with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and is "sufficient to incentivise every data fiduciary or any platform" to comply with the law.
Risks, policy considerations around AI
- The Center for AI Safety published a one-sentence statement on risks of artificial intelligence co-signed by more than 350 executives, researchers and others working in AI. "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war," it stated.