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China's deepfake regulation takes effect Jan. 10

The Wall Street Journal reports the Cyberspace Administration of China will begin enforcing its regulation over "deep synthesis" technologies Jan. 10. It's the first known legislation to comprehensively regulate artificial intelligence-powered image, audio and text-generation software that produces deepfakes. The regulation requires conspicuous labels for synthetically generated or edited images, videos or text that may be perceived as real or genuine.

Google agrees to $23M settlement over search query claims

Google agreed to a $23 million settlement in a 2010 lawsuit alleging it disclosed users search queries to publishers, MediaPost reports. Users said the data included names and other identifying information. If accepted by U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of California Edward Davila, approximately 200 million U.S. users who conducted Google searches between Oct. 25, 2006 and Sept.

Germany sees 'room for improvement' in proposed AI Act

Euractiv reports Germany may influence EU institutions' trialogue negotiations on the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act. At the Council of the European Union's Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council meeting Dec. 6, 2022, German Federal Minister for Digital and Transport Volker Wissing indicated "there is still room for improvement" on several aspects of the proposal despite an agreed stance among EU member states. Areas that require attention from the German perspective include biometrics, law enforcement use, AI in the workplace and classification of high-risk AI.

Op-ed: Don't count on better regulation of Big Tech in US in 2023

The possibility of better regulation of social media companies and cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S. in 2023 is unlikely, Stanford University Cyber Policy Center International Policy Director Marietje Schaake writes in the Financial Times. She said the $100 million Big Tech spent lobbying U.S.

Recalling EU GDPR legal bases

Recent penalties levied by the Irish Data Protection Commission against Meta are making waves across the privacy community. The alleged violations of Article 6 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation leave much to consider regarding legal bases for processing personal data.

A view from DC: Multilateral perspective on EU-US data flows deal

IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, breaks down the latest privacy happenings in the nation’s capital, including thoughts on how the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is just one piece of the broader international data flows puzzle. Also, he offers thoughts on U.S. federal privacy law and its prospects in the 118th U.S. Congress.Full Story

Several state legislatures introduce privacy bills

State Sen. Whitney Westerfield, R-Ky., reintroduced Senate Bill 15 to the Kentucky Senate. The comprehensive privacy bill did not make it out of committee in 2022. Additions to the bill include Global Privacy Control recognition and increased user consent requirements.

Court rules Apple's facial, fingerprint tools comply with BIPA

The Illinois First District Appellate Court ruled Apple's face and fingerprint identification tools do not violate the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act, Bloomberg reports. In its reasoning, the court said the features are voluntary, data is stored locally on individuals' own devices and is not collected or stored by Apple on separate servers.

Celebrating Data Privacy Day and forecasting 2023 privacy matters

Ahead of Data Privacy Day 2023, IAPP President and CEO J. Trevor Hughes, CIPP, will kick off the celebration Jan. 25 with a LinkedIn Live roundtable featuring members of the IAPP board of directors. Hughes and the board members will dive into the complex matters currently facing the global privacy community and predict what’s to come in 2023.Full Story

The IAPP's top 5 most-read articles for the week of Jan. 3, 2023

IAPP Staff Writer Jennifer Bryant reported on decisions by Ireland's Data Protection Commission to fine Meta Ireland 390 million euros.
IAPP Staff Writer Joe Duball spoke with privacy professionals about compliance concerns after the California Privacy Rights Act and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act went into effect Jan. 1.

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