The U.S. National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office Director Lynne Parker recently resigned from the post, the MIT Technology Review reports. Parker was the first director of the NAIIO after it was established in January 2021. The NAIIO’s goal is to protect the U.S. as a leader in AI research, most notably the development of trustworthy AI. Also, to train the future U.S. workforce to work with AI technologies.
Members of a parliamentary committee pressed top Indian Twitter officials after a whistleblower divulged information about company operations, The Wire reports. Former Twitter Head of Security Peiter Zatko claimed the company has lax security standards. Members of Indian Parliament questioned Senior Director of Public Policy Samiran Gupta and Director of Public Policy Shagufta Kamran about the revelations and they denied any breaches occurred.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Kochava over alleged sale of geolocation data that can be used to track individuals to sensitive locations. The commission claims the data offers inference points on visits to reproductive health clinics, places of worship, homeless and domestic violence shelters, and addiction recovery facilities.
In this week’s global legislative roundup, India prepares a new data protection bill for public consumption ahead of Parliament’s Budget Session in January. European Data Protection Board Chair Andrea Jelinek touted the cross-border cooperation among national data protection authorities. Stakeholders outline their positions on the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. And Norway’s data protection authority takes issue with the Irish Data Protection Commission’s draft decision on Meta’s EU-U.S. data transfers.
The first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act sent shockwaves through the privacy community. The $1.2 million settlement with retailer Sephora showed for the first time how the California attorney general's office will interpret CCPA provisions, particularly those around the "Do Not Sell" requirements.
Facebook agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit and pay damages after letting third parties access private user data, Reuters reports. The third parties included now shuttered U.K. political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, breaks down the latest privacy happenings in the nation’s capital, including a deeper look into the factors hampering true consensus on the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Also, notes on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's privacy rulemaking proposal and the Federal Communications Commission's inquiry into telecommunications data handling.Full Story
The Hill reports U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation Subcommittee Chair Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., called on Twitter to respond to recent whistleblower claims alleging lax cybersecurity practices.
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel released public responses from top mobile carriers in response to an inquiry into their data retention and privacy practices. Rosenworcel’s request for information was issued to the top 15 U.S. mobile providers.