Articles from Around the Web

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Canadian privacy regulators call for dark patterns action

Privacy and digital regulators across Canada agreed to a joint resolution to work together against deceptive design patterns, calling on the public and private sector to "to prioritize users' privacy and support their informed and autonomous choices." The agreement comes after an annual meeting of federal, provincial and territorial authorities, and a global probe finding 97% of websites and apps used deceptive designs at least once this year.Full story

CPPA Board approves data broker regulations

The California Privacy Protection Agency Board unanimously adopted regulations to clarify data broker registration and transparency requirements under the Delete Act. The new rules come as the CPPA's enforcement division is ramping up work on data broker registration noncompliance, including two new settlements covering unregistered brokers. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White reports on the broker rules and their expected impact.Full story

EU officials intend to continue standardization, digital policy work with the US

Euronews reports the European Commission indicated it will continue its standardization work with the U.S., while some policy efforts could be on hold, after President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January 2025. The European AI Office and the U.S. AI Safety Institute are also expected to continue to "work towards the development of a common framework for evaluating generative AI models."Full story

European Commission launches consultation on AI system definition, prohibited practices

The European Commission is seeking stakeholder comments on the AI Act's definition of AI systems and provisions around prohibited practices. The questionnaire seeks "explanations and concrete cases" to help support "practical usefulness" in subsequent guidance stemming from stakeholder views. The consultation deadline is 11 Dec.Full story

CISOs work to navigate breach risks, security issues

Chief information security officers are using personal indemnity insurance to navigate rising security and data breach risks, Infosecurity Magazine reports. Panaseer CEO Jonathan Gill said some CISOs are facing potential enforcement actions from company boards and enforcers, "but they lack the data to provide accurate insights that would help hold the business accountable."Full story

Trump administration could prevent potential US TikTok ban

The Washington Post reports U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to prevent the potential U.S. ban of social platform TikTok if it does not divest from Chinese parent company ByteDance. Political consultant and former Trump administration Senior Counselor Kellyanne Conway said, "there are many ways to hold China to account outside alienating 180 million U.S. users each month."Full story

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