Technology industry interest group NetChoice called on Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark., to veto the Social Media Safety Act, which would prohibit minors under age 18 from accessing platforms without parental consent, MediaPost reports.
Johns Hopkins Hospital is training a machine-learning algorithm that studies changes to patients' faces to identify signs of stroke, seizures or migraine headaches, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The newfound popularity of ChatGPT, the OpenAI chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence, "poses complex privacy risks to individuals, organizations and society," writes IAPP Principal Researcher, Technology, Katherina Koerner, CIPP/US. She noted these AI chatbots rely on large data sets that can contain information scraped from the web.
MediaPost reports the California Chamber of Commerce filed a petition to the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, for a delay on enforcement of California Privacy Rights Act regulations. The chamber said the California Privacy Protection Agency's "piecemeal approach and disregard of statutory deadlines" hasn't given businesses sufficient time to prepare for the regulations, which were finalized 30 March after initially being slated for finalization 1 July 2022.
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, published a Q&A outlining proper procedures for data protection impact assessments. The 15-question document covers basic inquiries the covered entities have regarding process, preparation and requirements for performing DPIAs.
In this week's Global News Roundup, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office fined TikTok for breaches of the U.K. General Data Protection Regulation. The European Data Protection Board issued updated guidelines on personal data breach notification under the EU GDPR. And the first review of the EU-Japan adequacy agreement was finalized. (IAPP member exclusive.) Full Story
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted on final approval of Senate Bill 396, the Social Media Safety Act, MediaPost reports. The bill aligns with Utah's social media bill on age verification and parental consent for use by minors under age 18.
The European Commission's consumer protection office is organizing roundtable discussions with publishers, advertisers, advertising technology companies, digital platforms and other stakeholders as part of its voluntary cookie pledge, Euractiv reports. The first will be held 28 April.