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Revisions to India's data protection bill aim to balance innovation, privacy

Indian Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection law will balance innovation with the protection of individuals’ rights, Business Standard reports. However, he said striking that balance will be difficult at times. “The world has been following the General Data Protection Regulation approach to the right to privacy and protection of personal data. It is robust across multiple economies over many years.

TSA investigates hacker's alleged theft of outdated US no-fly list

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is investigating how a hacker stole an old version of the agency’s no-fly list, CNN reports. The stolen data was reportedly stored on an unsecured server owned by Ohio-based airline CommuteAir. A 23-year-old cyber security researcher in Switzerland with the username Tillie Kottmann claimed responsibility for the hack and notified the airline, which said the data was outdated. An individual by the same name was indicted by the U.S.

Roundup: Canada, Europe, US and more

In this week’s Global News Roundup, the European Commission announced Big Tech employees who were laid off can take jobs helping the enforcement of the Digital Services Act. The French data protection authority fined an application developer. The Canadian province of British Colombia saw a significant drop in right-to-access requests after public agencies implemented a fee on records requests. And multiple U.S. states introduced privacy legislation. (IAPP member exclusive.)Full Story

Op-ed: Congressman calls for commission to regulate AI

In an op-ed for The New York Times, Congressman Ted Lieu, D-Calif., writes about the need to regulate artificial intelligence. "I am freaked out by A.I., specifically A.I. that is left unchecked and unregulated," he said. Lieu called for an agency dedicated to regulating AI and said he will introduce legislation to create a nonpartisan commission "to provide recommendations on how to structure a federal agency to regulate A.I., what types of A.I.

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