Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind issued a statement indicating that Clearview AI would not be subject to further regulatory scrutiny in Australia "at this time," following recent media reporting the company was not complying with the terms of a 2021 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner determination against the company.
Members of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology interviewed the winners of the UK-US Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Prize Challenges about their approach to privacy-preserving federated learning.
Entertainment Software Rating Board Senior Vice President Stacy Feuer, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, k-ID Chief Legal and Privacy Officer Timothy Ma, CIPP/E, CIPM, Bird & Bird Partner and Head of Privacy and Data Protection for Ireland Anna Morgan, and Baker McKenzie Tech and Privacy Partner Jonathan Tam, CIPP/C, CIPP/US, constructed a children's privacy case study to outline the potential for data protection compliance across global frameworks.
Argentina's Public Information Access Agency published recommendations for parents on how to teach children to protect their personal information while using social media or browsing websites. The agency offered tips on how to teach children to value their personal data, updates to regulations protecting it and how to submit complaints.Full story
U.S. state-level privacy enforcement has risen steadily in recent years as state attorneys general are given more legal tools and resources. The Texas attorney general's office is the latest example, recently finalizing a USD1.4 billion privacy settlement with Meta and now suing automaker GM for its alleged sale of driving data to insurance companies.
Lithuania's State Data Protection Inspectorate opened a public consultation on revisions to its Guidelines for Managed Personal Data Security Measures and Risk Assessment for Data Controllers and Data Processors. The updated guide reflects recommendations from the EU Agency for Cybersecurity and the International Organization for Standardization standard 27701:2019.
KrebsOnSecurity reports on updated details about the National Public Data security breach impacting 2.9 billion records. Analysis revealed an NPD-affiliated data broker published administrators' web credentials to its database, potentially opening access to the shared database. Two websites were stood up to help confirm if individuals' data was involved in the breach.Full story
InnovationAus reports the bill to reform Australia's Privacy Act has been delayed again. The federal government now anticipates introducing the legislation the week of 9 Sept., which opens the possibility that it may not pass before the end of the year. Additionally, a portion of the 106 stakeholder recommendations slated to be included in the reform will potentially be omitted from the bill text.Full story
India's Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the government is anticipating releasing the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Act rules within a month, Business Standard reports. He said the final draft of the rules were reviewed by government officials last week ahead of their public release.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering how it could use young children's biometric information to track migrants when they arrive at the border, MIT Technology Review reports. Training biometric recognition technology on minors is difficult because of the privacy protections typically afforded to children.