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Last-minute legislative decisions shape California's AI, privacy regimes

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., went down to the wire regarding decisions about 2024 AI governance and privacy bills prior to a 30 Sept. enactment deadline. Newsom registered some notable approvals and vetoes, including sending the state's landmark AI safety proposal back to the California State Legislature without a signature. IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reports on Senate Bill 1047's veto and Newsom's other final calls.Full story

NIST proposes changes to password rules

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology introduced a proposal to make passwords stronger by changing companies' special character requirements and allowing consumers to choose passwords with spaces or Unicode characters, The Washington Post reports.

HHS OCR announces $250k settlement after ransomware attack

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced a USD250,000 settlement with health care provider Cascade Eye and Skin Centers after a ransomware attack breached sensitive patient information.

FTC to hold workshop exploring social media platforms' design features

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will hold a virtual workshop 25 Feb. 2025 to examine social media platforms' design features, MediaPost reports. The workshop will focus on the impact design features have on childrens' and teenagers' volume of social media consumption and the effects on their physical and emotional well-being.Full story

EU AI Office names chairs for AI Code of Practice working groups

The EU AI Office announced chairs of the four working groups of the first General-Purpose AI Code of Practice as part of the plenary session's launch.

FCC fines man at the center of AI-generated robocalls

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission issued a USD6 million fine to the person who allegedly made deceptive robocalls to New Hampshire voters using generative AI technology. The caller pretended to be President Joe Biden and spread election misinformation, a violation of the Truth in Caller ID Act.Full story

Finland's DPA issues opinion on authorized agents

Finland's data protection authority, the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman, said individuals can request their data from entities with the help of authorized agents. The DPA said organizations must ensure data request processes are easily accessible for verified data subjects and the agents representing them.Full story

Israel's PPA adds guidance on Regulation 10 compliance

Israel's Privacy Protection Authority published new guidance on maintaining documents in medium and high-security databases to comply with Regulation 10 of the Privacy Protection Regulations. Meanwhile, the DPA inspected 34 communications sector entities and found most comply with the Protection of Privacy Law.Full story

Quebec's DPA submits youth privacy policy brief

Quebec's data protection authority, the Commission d'accés à l'information du Québec, submitted a policy brief on its report studying the protection of young people's personal information online. The brief calls for regulation of targeted advertising and advises caution on age verification measures.Full story

AI and digital governance: Platform liability laws in the EU

In the last of a three-part series unpacking platform liability laws related to AI, IAPP European Operations Coordinator Laura Pliauskaite and former IAPP AI Governance Fellow Uzma Chaudhry explore the progression of digital platform liability laws in the EU, despite the Digital Markets Act not being developed with AI in mind.Full story

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