Denmark's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, announced its anticipated supervisory activities for 2025. The Datatilsynet's plan includes initiatives to tackle children's safety, digital tracking in real life, and processing personal data in multistate information systems and more.Full story
Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, the Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, explored the limits of explainable AI in an adversarial context. The BSI noted, while better understanding AI's so-called "black box" decision-making, explanations can be manipulated and compromised if there is disagreement on interpretation.Full story
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance on the development of AI-powered devices and transparency with marketing those AI capabilities.
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, said, while it supports aspects of the proposed amendments to the Health Research Act, the agency believes the reform should maintain the bill's current third-party ethics assessments.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against T-Mobile for a 2021 data breach that compromised the personal data of 79 million consumers, TechCrunch reports. Ferguson said the company did not enable adequate cybersecurity safeguards and "omitted critical information and downplayed the severity" of the incident when informing consumers about the data breach. Full story
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency finalized security requirements for classes of restricted transactions by U.S. persons as part of the Department of Justice's final rule on sensitive data transfers to countries of concern.
The current global friction complicating cross-border data transfers has increased in recent years, with data protection, economic sovereignty and national security being key catalysts.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's Office of Technology and the Division of Advertising Practices detailed how certain applications of AI systems have increased the risks of consumer harms. FTC staff noted consumers are now often consciously and unconsciously interacting with AI, including customer service chatbots, educations tools and algorithmic recommendation systems on their social media feeds.
In an op-ed in the Hindustan Times, India's Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw wrote draft rules to operationalize the Digital Personal Data Protection Act are intended to "empower citizens with rights such as informed consent, data erasure, and the ability to appoint digital nominees." Vaishnaw said the rules are "designed with simplicity and clarity, ensuring that every Indian, regardless of their technical know-how, can understand and exercise their rights."
Qatar Central Bank indicated individuals should not share personally identifiable information on social platforms, ZAWYA reports. The QCB said, "your data is your responsibility, keep your information private and protect yourself from risks" by avoiding sharing account or credit card information online.Full story