The Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe said it agreed with the European Commission's views on technology-neutral approaches and risk-based protective measures for data subjects that were expressed in the Commission's second report on EU General Data Protection Regulation implementation.
Axios reports the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency appointed Lisa Einstein as its first chief artificial intelligence officer. Einstein was advising the agency on AI issues for more than a year prior to the appointment, helping craft its AI roadmap and facilitating AI cybersecurity tool testing.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada launched an investigation into the recent Ticketmaster data breach involving millions of customers. The probe will focus on the company's data security practices and whether they are in compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.Full story
Hong Kong's Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said it has seen a 90% increase in personal data and money scams in the first half of 2024, The Standard reports.
Luminos.Law's Ekene Chuks-Okeke, Natalie Linero and Brenda Leong, AIGP, CIPP/US, explore how current intellectual property laws may intersect with generative artificial intelligence products as well as what uncertainties remain. The first of a two-part series delves into the basics of copyright law and how AI is trained. Full story
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act will be important and consequential to the governance of AI in the EU and worldwide. Covered entities must begin to understand the potential impacts of the act as provisions are phased in and implemented over the coming months.
South Korea's Internet & Security Agency is offering consultations with small- and medium-sized businesses to improve privacy notice drafting. The training is open to 80 companies on a first-come, first-served basis until 31 Oct.Full story
The Hill reports TikTok and other ByteDance-owned apps will be removed from all U.S. House of Representatives-managed devices starting 15 Aug. The chief administrative officer of the House first asked for the Chinese-owned app to be removed in 2022 due to security risks, but will now be contacting staff to have them delete it. Other prohibited platforms are Capcut, Hypic, Lark and Lemon8.Full story
The U.S. Senate took a step toward Congress' first online safety reform in three decades with passage of the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act 30 July. The bill comprises three separate frameworks aiming to establish certain children's digital safeguards while modernizing existing children's privacy rules. IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports on the bill and what comes next with U.S. House consideration.Full story
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced the social platform X may be in violation of the Privacy Act after users discovered they were automatically opted in to having posts help train artificial intelligence systems, ABC News reports.