Organizations are considering biometric technologies and subsequent personal data collection more than ever before. In Illinois, those that follow through with adoption without privacy in mind may face the Biometric Information Privacy Act and its private right of action. Potential litigation under the BIPA is likely to grow following two decisions from the Supreme Court of Illinois.
In this week’s Global News Roundup, the European Data Protection Board will continue its debate on the Ireland Data Protection Commission’s Meta data transfers case. France ratified Council of Europe Convention 108+. Australian Information Commissioner Angelene Falk outlined her hopes for Privacy Act reforms.
Politico reports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is anticipated to pursue a children's privacy lawsuit against Amazon over use of data by its Alexa voice assistant. While details of the case are unknown, sources said the FTC is expected to refer a complaint to the Department of Justice's Consumer Protection Branch, which will then have 45 days to bring a case forward.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office Executive Director, Regulatory Risk, Stephen Almond published guidance for organizations developing or using generative artificial intelligence. Almond, who outlined eight areas the ICO will focus on, said data protection obligations should be considered "from the outset, taking a data protection by design and by default approach." Almond said, "There really can be no excuse for getting the privacy implications of generative AI wrong.
The U.K. and U.S. governments announced the winners of the U.K.-U.S.
Digiday reports a ban on TikTok would not address data privacy issues in the U.S., but highlights the lack of comprehensive federal data privacy protections.
Chatbots and other generative artificial intelligence deployments are taking the world by storm. Wilmer Hale Associate Ali Jessani said these tools are "here to stay" with capability to "inevitably revolutionize both how we interact with technology and with each other." But the innovative tools raise questions about consumer privacy given how critical data harvesting is toward development. Jessani explains where the privacy concerns lie.Full Story
The Czech Republic's data protection authority, Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů, fined cybersecurity software company Avast 13.7 million euros for allegedly illegally processing consumers' data. Consumer rights organization FACUA, which filed a complaint against the company in 2020, said users could have been identified through private browsing data collected and sold by the company without their knowledge or authorization.