China claimed the U.S. National Security Agency launched cyberattacks that targeted critical infrastructure, affecting various government industries during the Asian Winter Games, Reuters reports. The alleged data security incident targeted Asian Winter Games athletes' personal data and breached confidential information.Full story
Time magazine reports on the implications of Webcamgate, a 2010 lawsuit against Philadelphia-based school district concerning claims it unlawfully surveilled students from school-issued devices. With an increase in schools providing students with technology for educational purposes, the docuseries about WebcamGate, "Spy High," claimed 88% of U.S. schools use monitoring services to track students.Full story
Bloomberg Law reports on the proliferation of privacy and surveillance issues stemming from connected vehicles and license plate readers. Privacy advocates are particularly alarmed by transparency around the use of in-car and on-road surveillance practices by law enforcement. Full story
Join the IAPP for a LinkedIn Live 16 April exploring the challenges with governing AI's application in the health care sector. IAPP AI Governance Center Managing Director Ashley Casovan will speak with Crosley Law Managing Partner Stan Crosley, CIPP/US, CIPM, to discuss AI governance strategies in health care and the IAPP's development of an instructional workshop on the topic.Full story
The European Data Protection Board voted to work in coordination with the European AI Office for the purposes of drafting guidelines on how the EU General Data Protection Regulation and AI Act interact during its most recent plenary meeting. Additionally, the EDPB adopted guidelines on how personal data can be processed through blockchain technologies.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta appealed a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California blocking enforcement of the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. California Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, D-Calif., said Bonta's decision to appeal the ruling "sends a clear message: we won't let tech giants put profits over the safety of our children."Full story
The Cyberspace Administration of China published guidance on its Data Outbound Security Management Policy.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the Data Security Program under Executive Order 14117 restricting the bulk transfer or sale of Americans' personal data to adversarial regimes. The DOJ regulations were accompanied by a compliance guide, preliminary FAQs and an implementation and enforcement policy for the first 90 days.
A study by Malwarebytes found 72% of surveyed consumers are concerned about government access or misuse of personal data and 89% are concerned about unauthorized data access by AI tools.
Kay Firth-Butterfield has taken the path to AI governance the way many of her peers have: through privacy. As the world's first-known chief AI ethics officer and a policy lead for standards organizations, she has shaped the way the field thinks about AI best practices. IAPP Associate Editor Jennifer Bryant talks to her for the IAPP "People in Privacy" series. Full story