The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office urged 11 social media platforms to bolster their children's privacy practices after the agency found a lack of safeguards for underage users.
MediaPost reports three major telecommunications companies are asking a U.S. appellate court to overturn multimillion dollar fines levied by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over alleged improper user location data sharing.
The Saxon Data Protection and Transparency Commissioner issued an updated guide to video surveillance deployment. The regulator said it has seen a 20% increase in complaints about video surveillance this year compared to the same time in 2023.
The European Commission is asking for feedback about pending guidelines on children's online safety under the Digital Services Act. The feedback window is open through 30 Sept. while adoption of final guidelines is expected in the first half of 2025.Full story
The New York attorney general's office published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking for the New York Child Data Protection Act and the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation for Kids Act.
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Nigeria's Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy announced a memorandum of understanding that includes joint commitments on data flows and artificial intelligence. Specifically with data flows, Nigeria and the U.S.
The U.K.'s artificial intelligence legislation expected by the end of the year may focus on ChatGPT-like systems, Financial Times reports.
After Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission issued a USD220 million fine to WhatsApp, parent company Meta is now considering suspending app service altogether in the country, TechCabal reports. In addition to the fine, the FCCPC asked WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with Facebook and third parties without explicit consent from individuals.Full story
Advocacy group NOYB filed a lawsuit against Hamburg's Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information over a ruling that allowed pay-or-consent cookie banners on a magazine's website, Euractiv reports. The HmbBfDI received a complaint in 2021 after an individual was confronted with a choice to either receive personalized advertising or purchase a subscription on the German news website Der Spiegel.
The terminology around artificial intelligence governance is coming into focus as AI technology continues to proliferate. This updated glossary carries more than 90 definitions for key AI governance terms and phrases, giving practitioners across sectors a common point of reference. Full story