In a GatesNotes blog post, Microsoft founder Bill Gates called developments in artificial intelligence revolutionary. "The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone," he said. "It will change the way people work, learn, travel, get health care, and communicate with each other. Entire industries will reorient around it.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Bermuda published a guide with best practices for organizations utilizing closed-circuit TV security cameras. The privacy commissioner compared Bermuda's CCTV requirements under the Personal Information Protection Act to similar regulations under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, U.K. General Data Protection Regulation, U.K. Data Protection Act and various U.S. federal laws governing the use of surveillance cameras.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce 23 March. Lawmakers pressed Chew on the social media platform's relationship with Chinese parent company Byte Dance, the security of U.S. users' data and mental health impacts on teenagers. During the hearing lawmakers were skeptical TikTok's "Project Texas," an effort to transfer all U.S.
The proposed EU Artificial Intelligence Act "must remain flexible" to be able to evolve with new developments in technology using a risk-based approach, Centre for Information Policy Leadership Director of Privacy Policy Natascha Gerlach, CIPP/E, writes.
Stakeholders across the U.S. government have a hand in privacy issues and policymaking. IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, created an infographic providing an overview of the many entities involved in setting policy and enforcing privacy rules across the three branches of the federal government.
In a piece for The Brookings Institution, Haverford College Shibulal Family associate professor of computer science Sorelle Friedler, Brown University Center for Tech Responsibility Director Suresh Venkatasubramanian and Center for Technology Innovation Governance Studies fellow Alex Engler, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, discuss questions around design and implementation of a "new wave" of U.S. state legislation on artificial intelligence.
The European Commission and the European External Action Services are creating competing initiatives to address cybersecurity threats, Euractiv reports.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced a request for information on cloud computing providers in the contexts of competition and data security. With data security, the agency is seeking to better understand "the extent to which certain segments of the economy are reliant on cloud service providers" and "the security risks associated with the industry's business practices." More specifically, the FTC wants to hear about impacts to specific industries, including health care, finance, transportation, e-commerce and defense.