Study looks at generative AI's potential, risks
A report by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre studied the economic potential from generative AI and the risks associated with its rapid development.
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Privacy concerns preventing consumers from embracing AI
Euronews reports on a survey finding more Europeans would be interested in using AI if they were certain their data would be secure. The research from Samsung Electronics revealed the majority of people find managing their data protections stressful and 50% were worried about the privacy of their phones.Full story
Can inferred insecurity about physical traits be regulated as sensitive data?
How AI models draw conclusions about a users' appearance-related insecurities through algorithmic patterns is increasingly an area of privacy concern, writes Li-Rou Jane Foong, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, a master's in law candidate and former global privacy specialist at Rakuten Group in Tokyo.
CMA to consider freeing Google from privacy sandbox commitments
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said it is considering releasing Google from its obligations under a privacy sandbox program, now that the technology company is no longer planning to deprecate third-party cookies. Meanwhile, Brookings Institute Nonresident Senior Fellow Mark MacCarthy wrote about the privacy challenges in the U.S.
A view from DC: Pride, coded language and the tragic irony of a private life
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy and AI governance developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S. This week, he discusses the power of coded language in queer life to help connect people while protecting personal privacy.Full story
A view from Brussels: Is Europe ramping up its agenda on protecting children online?
IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, shares insights from digital, policy and AI ministers in Cyprus, Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia and Spain on "the ethical responsibility" of protecting minors online.Full story
Finland's DPA calls for DPOs to update contact information
Finland's Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman issued a public request for organizations to provide updated contact information for their respective data protection officers. The agency sent emails to the DPOs currently on file. Organizations that fail to reply by 13 July will have their information deleted.Full story
CAC releases draft vehicle data transfer guidance
The Cyberspace Administration of China, along with other relevant authorities, drafted guidelines for how to secure automobile data in cross-border transfers. Interested parties are encouraged to send feedback to the agency by 13 July.Full story
Vermont governor signs Kids Code into law
Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vt., signed Senate Bill 69, the Vermont Kids Code, into law, ABC22/Fox44 reports. The legislation contains provisions including a ban on technology companies from selling children's data, ensuring adults cannot message children without their explicit consent and disabling push notifications by default.
23andMe privacy ombudsman recommends the company obtain user consent before sale
The privacy ombudsman monitoring 23andMe's bankruptcy said the company should obtain additional consent from consumers before transferring their biometric data during the sale, Bloomberg Law reports. The ombudsman, Washington University of St.