The European Commission introduced its Cybersecurity Crisis Management blueprint that aims to increase coordinated efforts in the event of a cyber incident. European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen said the framework is a "crucial step forward in reinforcing our collective cyber resilience."Full story
Israel's Privacy Protection Authority published guidelines for the use of privacy-enhancing technologies. The guide offers an overview for data protection officers and legal advisors handling privacy matters of emerging trends in PETs and provides examples of how to integrate them in processes, systems and projects.Full story
Ireland's Data Protection Commission sent its draft decision regarding a 2021 EU General Data Protection Regulation inquiry into TikTok to fellow EU data protection authorities 21 Feb., under its GDPR Article 60 obligations. The inquiry examined if TikTok transferred EU citizens' personal data to China and if the company complied with transparency requirements.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York blocked the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency from accessing the Department of the Treasury's payment systems until a resolution is reached on a state attorneys general lawsuit regarding the access, The New York Times reports.
U.S. President Donald Trump directed the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to restart digital service tax investigations opened during Trump's first term, and open new investigations into countries' digital taxes that "discriminate against U.S. companies," Reuters reports. The White House emphasized EU scrutiny over its treatment of U.S.
Amid rulemaking for the U.S. Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, McDermott Will & Emery Privacy and Cybersecurity Senior Associate Katelyn Ringrose, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, FIP, Data Security and Privacy Partner Stephen Reynolds, CIPP/US, and White-Collar Crime and Cybersecurity Partner Sagar Ravi write the more covered organizations prepare now, the better positioned they will be to meet the 72-hour cyber incident and 24-hour ransomware payment reporting requirements.
TikTok is laying off some of its trust and safety employees that handle content moderation, Reuters reports. The social platform is restructuring the unit to reportedly continue its efforts to utilize AI as a tool for content moderation.Full story
Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission may no longer require companies to obtain consent before utilizing users' personal data to train AI systems, the Japan Times reports. Last year, the commission found using personal data in this way poses little risk to human rights after AI operators said it would be difficult to pick out someone's personal information from training data.Full story
Sweden's data protection authority, Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, published its portion of joint guidance with the digital governance authority, the Myndigheten för digital förvaltning, on public-sector generative AI use. The IMY's guidelines identified seven areas of consideration for AI usage through the lens of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.Full story
The Netherlands' data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, published insights from its October 2024 request for input on how emotion-recognizing AI systems in the workplace or education institutions, a prohibited use under the EU AI Act, should be regulated.