The California Senate passed Assembly Bill 3048, which requires web browser developers to offer an opt-out tool for behavioral advertising, MediaPost reports. If approved, the bill would bar companies from maintaining browsers without opt-out mechanisms that are "easy for a reasonable person to locate and configure," per the legislation's text. It now returns to the state assembly for final approval.
Twenty-two U.S. state attorneys general sent a letter to the president of China-based online retailer Temu seeking information about its U.S. consumer data collection and sharing practices.
Join IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, 3 Sept. for a web conference examining the European Health Data Space. Novartis International Head Data Privacy for Europe Alexandre Entraygues and Covington & Burling Of Counsel Kristof Van Quathem will join Roccia to share insights on the key features of the EHDS, including material scope, obligations and enforcement mechanisms.Full story
Technology executives could be held responsible for illicit content on social platforms following the 24 Aug. arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov for alleged child sexual abuse material on the platform, The New York Times reports.
Chile's government passed the Personal Data Protection Act 26 Aug., which aligns the country's data protection regime with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The law establishes a national Personal Data Protection Agency, which has the enforcement power to levy fines up to UTM5,000 per violation. The new PDPA enters into force 24 months from its publication date.Full story
Signal President Meredith Whittaker detailed the nonprofit's efforts to protect user privacy and prevent the use of surveillance, Wired reports. Whittaker said in the next 10 years Signal will continue to "create the kinds of endowments and support mechanisms that can sustain capital-intensive tech without the surveillance business model."Full story
Nigeria's Data Protection Commission called on political parties and the Independent National Electoral Commission to increase compliance with the National Data Protection Act, the Voice of Nigeria reports. NDPC National Commissioner Vincent Olatunji said the compliance "enhances the integrity of elections and democracy by safeguarding the collection and processing of all personal data involved in electoral processes."Full story
The New York Times reports on the risks of artificial intelligence models ingesting their own outputs as developers increasingly pull data from the internet to train their products. Researchers have found training chatbots and image generators on AI-produced content degrades the quality of their outputs, illustrating the need for quality, human-created data.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office reprimanded the Labour Party for allegedly failing to respond to data subject access requests and tell people what personal information it holds about them.
Join the IAPP 29 Aug. for a LinkedIn Live examining the latest artificial intelligence governance developments in the U.S. IAPP AI Governance Center Managing Director Ashley Casovan, Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, and Autio Strategies founder and CEO Chloe Autio will cover updates on the White House executive order on AI, state-level AI legislation and proposals, and impacts stemming from recent U.S.