As countries have taken various steps to address AI risks, an overarching theme of safety versus innovation has emerged. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports on how the ongoing debate is shaping up in the U.S., where the federal government is embarking on a stark AI policy shift and how state legislatures are continuing to address AI in their own ways.Full story
The European Commission decided to scrap its two-year-old proposal for the AI Liability Directive this week, citing a lack of agreement on how to proceed as criticisms of the bloc's approach to digital technology have increased. IAPP Staff Writer Caitlin Andrews reports on the Commission's move to abandon it and how it may signal a desired softening of the bloc's digital regulatory approach.Full story
The European Data Protection Board adopted a statement on age verification and created a task force for AI enforcement at its latest plenary session. The statement on age assurance features 10 EDPB principles for legal processing of personal data to determine the age or age range of an individual.
A group of global data protection authorities took steps to restate their commitments to maintaining "privacy-protective AI" on the sidelines of France's AI Action Summit. DPAs from Australia, France, Ireland, South Korea and the U.K. joined on a statement confirming a common approach to AI risk mitigation.
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne provided an update on the data breach of education technology software provider PowerSchool. Dufresne said his office "remains actively engaged in this matter," while confirming the OPC received a breach report from PowerSchool and a formal complaint.
The European Commission will run a series of Digital Services Act-mandated workshops to explore with stakeholders the potential benefits and the impacts of potentially instituting voluntary codes of conduct for online advertising.
A federal lawsuit alleged Amazon violated Washington state's My Health My Data Act and U.S. wiretapping laws through the collection of user data by licensing its software development kits to a "variety of apps," Bloomberg Law reports. The data collected by Amazon allegedly included "biometric data and precise location information that could reasonably indicate a consumer's attempt to acquire or receive health services or supplies," according to the lawsuit, which is the first MHMDA consumer complaint.
A letter to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., claimed data broker Datastream Group sold sensitive location data of U.S. military members it obtained from Lithuanian advertising technology company Eskimi, Wired reports.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission postponed its Attention Economy: Monopolizing Kids' Time Online workshop detailing social platforms' potentially addictive features and its impact on underage users. The agency intends to reschedule the event.Full story
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency's accelerated hiring efforts have raised concerns over potential security breaches and insider threats, Axios reports. Meanwhile, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, along with a coalition of privacy advocates, filed a lawsuit against the DOGE to prevent the agency from accessing U.S. citizens' personal data held by the Office of Personnel Management.