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Ransomware attack affects Hong Kong Institute of Bankers

Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Ada Chung announced six servers belonging to the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers was hacked in a ransomware attack, which affected roughly 113,000 people, The Standard reports. She said the personal data of more than 13,000 institute members and 100,000 nonmembers was stolen in the hack and the attacker threatened to upload stolen files to the internet, while seeking a ransom to decrypt them.

Digital advertisers should grow their privacy teams to avoid regulatory pitfalls

Digital advertising agencies are seeking to grow their levels of privacy expertise as new privacy regulations around the world are set to go into effect in 2023, Digiday reports. For larger firms, complying with new U.S. state laws or meeting EU General Data Protection Regulation requirements could require hiring more data and privacy employees, while dedicating more resources toward privacy.

EU lawmakers consider regulation of AI managing critical infrastructure

EU policymakers are debating to what extent artificial intelligence models managing critical infrastructure should be covered by requirements of the AI Act, Euractiv reports.

Privacy in the US State of the Union address: A short history

The State of the Union address has a long history in the United States, going back to the Constitution and birth of the republic, when President George Washington set the precedent by sharing his report on the country with both houses of Congress.

FTC's GoodRx case 'a cautionary tale' for organizations processing sensitive personal data

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's "first-of-its-kind" enforcement action against U.S. health care company GoodRx has important takeaways for privacy programs that handle health-related data. It also signals an increase in the FTC's use of its unfairness authority in privacy cases, IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, and Westin Research Fellow Amy Olivero write.

Microsoft adds AI to search engine, web browser

Microsoft unveiled a new Bing search engine and Edge web browser that offer artificial intelligence chatbots, The New York Times reports. The new Bing version was released to a limited number of users and will expand to millions by the end of the month. "This technology will reshape pretty much every software category that we know," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said.

EU Parliament considers compromise amendments to AI Act

European Parliament co-rapporteurs Brando Benifei and Dragoș Tudorache proposed compromise amendments to the Artificial Intelligence Act in hopes of closing negotiations in coming days, Euractiv reports. Issues left to be finalized include a list of high-risk AI uses, prohibited practices and key concept definitions.

Kirk Nahra embraces privacy ‘opportunity;’ mentors young professionals

When Kirk Nahra, CIPP/US, talks about his career, the WilmerHale partner and Cybersecurity Privacy Practice co-chair doesn’t give the impression that he is a leading voice on privacy and cybersecurity matters in the U.S. Undoubtedly, however, Nahra is a go-to resource on topics like data security and cybersecurity issues, health care analysis and implementation, and U.S. privacy and data security laws.

Bermuda reappoints privacy commissioner to full term

Bermuda’s Government House reappointed Alexander White, CIPP/A, CIPP/C, CIPP/E, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, as the country’s privacy commissioner, The Royal Gazette reports. White, who was first appointed in 2020, was reappointed for a full term of five years. “With his reappointment, Mr.

Survey finds majority of US citizens unaware of lack of personal data protections

Americans received a failing grade for general knowledge of data protections on applications, devices and online, The New York Times reports, citing a survey conducted by the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication. The survey of approximately 2,000 U.S.

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