Tech companies plan to increase AI investments
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.
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A view from Brussels: How serious is the EU about competitiveness?
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
Op-ed: Former PCLOB member says termination will undermine surveillance oversight
In an op-ed in the Guardian, former U.S.
Latvia DPA discusses protecting data involving children's academic achievements
Latvia's data protection authority, Data State Inspectorate, issued an advisory for protecting children's data when posting academic accomplishments obtained from school information systems.
25 leaders, 25 moments at 25 years: Jules Polonetsky
As part of its 25th anniversary, the IAPP will celebrate 25 trailblazing innovators and 25 defining moments in the last quarter century that helped establish the privacy and digital governance profession. This week, we celebrate founding IAPP board member and current Future of Privacy Forum CEO Jules Polonetsky, CIPP/US, who was part of the first wave of chief privacy officers when he became CPO of advertising technology firm DoubleClick in 2000.
US Senate Intel members raise concern about DOGE privacy risks
A group of U.S. senators on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence sent a letter to the White House expressing "grave concern" about potential privacy and national security risks posed by the recently created Department of Government Efficiency. IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy recaps the latest on this developing story.Full story
EDPB plenary to feature DeepSeek discussion
The European Data Protection Board will address the ongoing data protection concerns around the DeepSeek AI chatbot at the board's 11 Feb. plenary session. Several EDPB members have current probes or requests for information out to the China-based AI startup.
European Commission issues guide to defining AI systems under AI Act
The European Commission published AI Act guidelines on "practical application of the legal concept" for defining AI systems. The Commission noted the nonbinding guidance "aims to assist providers and other relevant persons in determining whether a software system constitutes an AI system to facilitate the effective application of the rules." The guidelines come as the first AI Act provisions took effect 2 Feb.
CJEU advocate general issues opinion on pseudonymized data under GDPR
The Court of Justice of the European Union Advocate General Dean Spielman issued a nonbinding opinion determining not all pseudonymized data is personal data, meaning EU General Data Protection Regulation application can not be assumed.
RFI opens for US AI action plan
The White House is asking for feedback on how to develop an AI action plan for the U.S. after President Donald Trump repealed the Biden administration's executive order on safe and trustworthy AI. The agency will accept feedback until 15 March.