The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights withdrew an appeal of a court decision overturning its ability to ban health care providers from using tracking pixels, Healthcare IT News reports. The American Hospital Association and other affiliates sued the office in a Texas court, with the AHA arguing user tracking is essential and the 2022 proposed ban was "unlawful and unwise."Full story
Spain's data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, wrote about the rise of probabilistic methods used in some artificial intelligence models and how those operations interact with EU General Data Protection Regulation requirements. The AEPD noted, since the systems can sometimes create false answers, their accuracy can be a problem when processing personal data.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada announced the funded research projects that comprise its 2024-2025 Contributions Program. The OPC grants will go toward projects exploring deceptive designs and what privacy concerns young people have when it comes to artificial intelligence. The agency increased its maximum funding and also took applications from the U.K. and the U.S. Full story
The Wall Street Journal reports on the debate over whether individual app developers or smartphone makers should control age verifications for teenagers. The issue was exemplified in this year's Louisiana State Legislature, where a bill to regulate children's access to some apps and age restrictions faced heavy pushback from Apple.Full story
Lea Kissner will join LinkedIn as the company's new chief information security officer, TechCrunch reports. Kissner formerly served as CISO at the social platform X, departing November 2022 in the wake of Elon Musk assuming control of the company.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services released an advisory warning companies about ransomware group RansomHub, The Record reports. According to the advisory, RansomHub allegedly launched ransomware attacks against more than 210 companies, including the attack on UnitedHealth Group.
Google plans to summon Clearview AI in a privacy lawsuit against Texas concerning accusations around nonconsensual biometric data collection, Biometric Update reports.
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, announced Meta met its requirements to be allowed to train artificial intelligence models on users' personal information.
The New York Department of State's Division of Consumer Protection released recommendations for parents to ensure children's data is protected while using educational technology.
Dublin City University is embracing the rampant increase in digital technologies and subsequent regulation with specialized masters programs that address the growing need for data protection professionals. IAPP Associate Editor Jennifer Bryant spoke with DCU staff and students who illustrated what the programs offer and why they've become a necessity.Full story