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The ins and outs of India's proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022

The recently proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 from India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is seeking to fulfill years of shortcomings with the Indian government's prior draft data protection legislation. The new bill deals with processing digital personal data within the territory of India, including provisions from the scrapped Data Protection Bill and fresh takes on data protection conundrums.

MEPs pitch enforcement changes to proposed AI Act

European Parliament rapporteurs for the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act circulated a fresh compromise text focused on overhauling parts of the bill's enforcement framework, Euractiv reports. The proposed updates include unannounced on-site checks of high-risk AI systems, joint investigations for large-scale incidents and a broader approach to a pan-European database for such systems.

An 'equilateral transfers triangle' for data transfers could be 'productive,' 'realistic'

Following the "Schrems II" case, the policy objective behind recent regulatory interpretations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation transfers restriction is to prevent third-country authorities' "excessive" access to EU residents' data. In this Privacy Perspectives, Dentons Of Counsel W.

State attorneys general urge Apple to protect reproductive health data

In a letter to CEO Tim Cook, 10 state attorneys general urged Apple to protect consumers' reproductive health information from misuse. The attorneys general said the company should require application developers to delete nonessential data, provide notice of potential data disclosure to third parties and implement privacy and security standards around the collection of reproductive health data.

Scotland to pilot digital identity platform

Scotland will pilot a digital identity platform with Disclosure Scotland in early 2023, Computer Weekly reports. Disclosure Scotland users will be able to use secure sign-on and online identity verification. Scotland's Policy Lead for Digital Identity Gavin Ross said they are focused on supporting Social Security Scotland and health services.

VR devices used in schools violate privacy laws

An analysis by Common Sense Media identified serious privacy concerns with the seven most popular virtual reality devices used in schools, Government Technology reports.

Data, technology through the lens of the FIFA World Cup

Sports and data protection experts came together at the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2022 in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss challenges and opportunities around data and technology through the lens of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the largest sporting event in the world.

FTC urged to address data minimization, children's digital services

MediaPost reports 31 U.S. state attorneys general wrote a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission calling for mandated data collection limits. The group said consumers are "coerced into sharing more personal data than they otherwise intended to" based on the current notice-and-choice regime that is "largely failing consumers."

Roundup: Europe, India, US and more

In this week’s global legislative roundup, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology introduced the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2022. Italy’s data protection authority, the Garante, prohibited the general use of facial recognition systems utilizing biometric data until a new law is passed, or the end of 2023. The EU Digital Services Act entered into force Nov. 16. And in the U.S., Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, backed the Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act.

Third EU-US Trade and Technology Council summit set for Dec. 5

The next EU-US Trade and Technology Council summit is scheduled for Dec. 5, Euractiv reports. The two sides will discuss a joint roadmap for addressing artificial intelligence, including tools and methodologies for AI risk management.

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