Fourteen U.S. state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against TikTok that alleged the app can be addictive to underage users and affect their mental health, The Associated Press reports. The filing within the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia claimed the company intentionally uses addictive features to encourage users to continue to view content despite the potential harm it could have on consumers.
Algeria's National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data and the Personal Data Protection Authority of Mauritania will collaborate to bolster data protection, AL24 News reports. PDPA President Mohamed el Amine Ould Sidi said the agreement aims to "strengthen the exchange of expertise between the two authorities in the area of personal data protection."Full story
IAPP Principal Researcher for Privacy Law and Policy Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, explored "the contours of the diverse set of laws that regulate the information generated by and collected about workers by and at their places of employment." Fazlioglu found that privacy protections afforded to U.S.
The New York Times reports on tech lobbying trade organization, NetChoice, and its work pushing back against federal and state laws aiming to regulate the technology industry.
The New York Times reports the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Google needs to allow developers to bring their own app stores to Android phones as part of a remedy to fix its anticompetitive nature. The court ruled Google violated antitrust law by charging high fees and forcing developers, including Epic Games, to follow strict rules to put their apps on its phones.Full story
Since Brazil's General Data Protection Law entered into force in 2020, the country's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, has "issued several regulations and guidelines that are shaping an authentic Brazilian data protection regime, marked by its own specificities," Peck Advogados Attorney Jean Carlo Jacichen Luz, CIPM, CDPO/BR, writes.
The European Commission met with approximately 140 stakeholders to gather input on the best ways to protect minors under the EU Digital Services Act. Participants were asked to examine scenarios including access to age-inappropriate content, addictive algorithms and sexual harassment, and offer perspectives on how to mitigate those risks while protecting children's rights.Full story
Atlantic Council Nonresident Senior Fellow Kenneth Propp analyzes the state of play regarding data transfers between the EU and U.S., noting that the current EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework faces looming litigation threats. "For the time being," he writes, "there is little for the European Commission and U.S.
China will advocate for companies to use locally made AI chips instead of U.S.-based company Nvidia chips, The South China Morning Post reports. Despite setbacks, China is Nvidia's third-largest market and has received a large demand for its services from Chinese cloud providers.Full story
U.N. Resident Coordinator for Ghana Charles Abani claimed the use of digital IDs could advance Ghana's innovation and economic growth, Biometric Update reports. Abani spoke at Ghana Digital and Innovation Week, urging citizens and organizations to "pay stronger attention to innovative digital tools which can bring inclusive solutions to societal problems across sectors."Full story