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Council of the European Union approves EU digital identity scheme
The Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union adopted its position on the proposed EU digital identity framework.
ICO publishes reprimands online
In a blog post, U.K. Information Commissioner's Office Director of Investigations Stephen Eckersley said the authority began publishing reprimands retroactive to January 2022. The ICO already published enforcement notices, fines and summaries of audit reports on its website.
EU-US Trade and Technology Council settle on AI roadmap
The EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council announced results of its third summit, including an agreement on the Joint Roadmap on Evaluation and Measurement Tools for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and Risk Management. The two sides said the roadmap will help inform risk management and trustworthiness while building "a shared repository of metrics" for ongoing measurement.
Associates of HIPAA-covered entities targets for breaches
Data breaches of medical entities have steadily increased over the past several years, BankInfoSecurity reports, citing figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights' HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool. Of the 10 largest health breaches in 2022, half involved “business associates” of medical providers, the tool showed. The largest breach so far, of Wisconsin-based mailing vendor OneTouchPoint, exposed 3 million individuals’ personal information.
National intelligence director warns parents about kids' privacy on TikTok
In an interview with NBC at the Reagan National Defense Forum, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines cautioned parents should be concerned about data privacy risks facing children on TikTok.
Women allege stalkers used AirTags to track them
Apple was sued by two women who allege their former partners used AirTags to stalk them, The New York Times reports.
Twitter's iOS app experiences glitches with privacy settings
TechCrunch reports Twitter users are finding certain privacy settings are not working on the platform's iOS application. Some users said a pop-up appears stating "Some settings failed to save" when toggling direct message privacy settings. The privacy features still work online.Full Story