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Role of DPOs the focus of year-long coordinated enforcement action

The European Data Protection Board announced its 2023 coordinated enforcement action will focus on the designation and position of data protection officers. In this second initiative under the Coordinated Enforcement Framework, 26 data protection authorities will seek to gauge whether DPOs have the organizational position required by Articles 37-39 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation and the resources needed to conduct their work.

CNIL outlines its priority themes in 2023

France’s data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, published a guide to its "priority themes," which direct its investigations. For 2023, the CNIL will prioritize inquiries dealing with public agencies' use of smart cameras, the use of the personal credit repayment incident files by banks, continued checks on health care institutions accessing digital patient records, and monitoring app makers' use of digital trackers.

ICO launches, updates guidance resources

  • The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office updated its guidance on data protection in artificial intelligence. Sections that received updates include accountability and governance, transparency and lawfulness. The ICO said the changes support "the UK government’s vision of a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation and more specifically its intention to embed considerations of fairness into AI."

European Parliament approves proposed Data Act position

European Parliament voted 500-23 with 110 abstentions to adopt its position on the proposed Data Act. Parliament touted the proposal for establishing "common rules governing the sharing of data generated by the use of connected products or related services ... to ensure fairness in data sharing contracts." Lawmakers also mentioned how artificial intelligence-based products will be better supported and enabled by the proposal.

Ransomware gangs turn to public threats of data releases to compel payment

Cybersecurity experts warn ransomware gangs are taking a more public approach in efforts to coerce their victims to pay, Axios reports. In general, ransomware payments made to hackers have been decreasing lately, and gangs are now openly flaunting details about the data they steal to "publicly shame" victims into paying to reaccess their personal data.

At DPI: France 2023, CNIL charts course for enforcement

France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, has been among the most active EU privacy regulators in recent years and that trend won't stop in 2023. CNIL Secretary General Louis Dutheillet de Lamothe unpacked the authority's enforcement priorities for the year, including mobile apps, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, during a keynote speech at the IAPP Data Protection Intensive: France.

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