A subcommittee of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee will review a draft financial data privacy bill Feb. 8, ACA International reports. The bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., would expand the scope of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to include new data rules, including allowing consumers to manage how their personal information will be shared with financial institutions.
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently ruled software breaches weren't applicable under general insurance policies. The decision has particular impacts when it comes to organizations affected by ransomware attacks, as the inability to access or use software during an attack falls outside the scope of its "businessowners" policy.
Indian government officials are open to allowing countries and companies "diplomatic immunity" from the proposed Digital Data Protection Bill, The Economic Times reports. Proposed "data embassies" would provide a shield from local regulation and promote "corridors of trust," according to Indian Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
The Quad-City Times reports the Supreme Court of Illinois ruled Biometric Information Privacy Act claims can be pursued up to five years after an alleged violation.
Brazil’s data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, created an initiative to pay tribute to the late data protection scholar professor Danilo Doneda. The “I Danilo Doneda Monographs Prize” seeks “to encourage scientific development in the protection of personal data in undergraduate courses at Brazilian educational institutions.” As part of the initiative, “students, scholars and researchers” will explore technological developments in the fields of privacy and personal data protection.
Allowing corporate exemptions for undefined "trade secrets" under the EU Data Act “would disable the regulation and revoke all of the benefits that it would provide,” Finland's Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka writes in the Financial Times. He said businesses cloud the definitions of health records and sensitive personal data with business data, which they argue should be exempt from sharing under the law.
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the state entered a $410,000 settlement with the owner of 16 software companies selling products “that allowed individuals to monitor another person’s device without their awareness.” Patrick Hinchy owned multiple software companies that reportedly sold “stalkerware,” which allowed a user to spy on an intimate partner or spouse without their consent.
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, banned U.S.-based artificial intelligence chatbot company Replika from processing the personal data of Italian users.
European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said upcoming proposed artificial intelligence regulations will address concerns around AI systems like ChatGPT, Reuters reports. "AI solutions can offer great opportunities for businesses and citizens, but can also pose risks," he said.