The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order to prohibit the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing U.S. citizens' sensitive personal information held by the Department of the Treasury. State attorneys general filed the lawsuit to block DOGE access.
France will investigate the social platform X after Member of French Parliament Éric Bothorel allegedly filed a complaint against the company for its potentially biased algorithm, Politico reports. Prosecutors confirmed Bothorel's filing, which claimed X is "likely to have distorted the operation of an automated data processing system."Full story
The Washington Post reports U.K. officials have requested that Apple provide backdoor access to "all the content any Apple user worldwide has uploaded to the cloud." The previously undisclosed order, issued under the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016, "requires blanket capability to view fully encrypted material," the report states.
Switzerland's Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner published a guide on reporting data security breaches under the Data Protection Act. The guide focuses on likely high-risk scenarios and how to inform subjects of a data breach.Full story
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, offered recommendations for the "development of innovative and responsible AI" that complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, warned policy changes within U.S. President Donald Trump's administration could threaten the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, TechLaw reports. The framework could face challenges if Trump dismisses previously established national security measures that support U.S. adequacy status. Full story
California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of state attorneys general on a joint statement regarding the U.S. Treasury Department granting the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency access to sensitive payment systems. "The President does not have the power to give away our private information to anyone he chooses, and he cannot cut federal payments approved by Congress," the statement read, in part.
Technology companies plan to increase their investments into AI technology after Microsoft, Meta and Google spent approximately USD215 billion on AI investments in 2024, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Since its release in September 2024, the report on EU competitiveness led by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has been surprisingly lasting, IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes. She explores the resonance of the report, noting, "The breadth and impact of such an initiative has yet to be specified. There are a few indicators to watch to gauge how serious the commission might be about its ambitions."Read more
In an op-ed in the Guardian, former U.S.