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European Parliament supports regulation of political advertising

The European Parliament supported a proposal for complementary rules to the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act targeting online political advertising. A press release said processing sensitive data for advertising practices like microtargeting can harm individuals' democratic rights. "Traditional rules may be ineffective, as they are often hard to enforce when applied online, where new technologies and tools create opportunities to influence and target voters," it said.

Proposed California bill would create artificial intelligence office

A bill introduced in the California Legislature would establish an office of artificial intelligence within the Department of Technology. The office would be granted authority to "guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems by a state agency" to ensure systems are designed and deployed in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.Full Story

Canada's OPC probes use of Emergencies Act to freeze bank accounts of COVID-19 lockdown protestors

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is investigating the federal government invoking the Emergencies Act to compel banks to provide security services with the financial information of COVID-19 lockdown protestors last year, The Epoch Times reports. During the protest, truck drivers participating in the so-called “Freedom Convoy” had their bank accounts frozen without a court order.

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.

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