The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that law enforcement must have a warrant to obtain an IP address, saying an IP address is a "reasonable expectation of privacy," CBC News reports. British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Litigation Director Vibert Jack said, "The idea that Canadians wouldn't have an expectation of privacy in their IP addresses is a very scary proposition."Full story
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging the administration to strengthen cybersecurity safeguards following claims U.S. citizens are being tracked through mobile phone carriers, Bloomberg reports.
Researchers created a generative artificial intelligence worm built for cyberattacks that could steal data or install malware, Wired reports.
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that an Illinois resident's biometric privacy lawsuit against Meta can proceed, MediaPost reports. The lawsuit claims Meta violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting "voiceprints" through audio messages without users' consent.Full story
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, found OpenAI's artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT breached several provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation following a fact-finding inquiry. OpenAI has 30 days to submit counterclaims.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in an interview with Politico she would consider banning Chinese companies that access U.S. citizens' data from operating within the U.S. Although Raimondo said she would not proceed to do so without bipartisan legislation that would place restrictions on Chinese businesses that collect U.S. citizens' personal data.
U.S. senators are debating the future of the proposed Kids Online Safety Act, with some senators looking to add provisions that would support their own children's privacy legislation, The Verge reports. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is hoping to pass his online safety bill, the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act. "I imagine there's only going to be one moment for all of the tech bills," Schatz said.Full story
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office issued an enforcement notice to the Home Office over its use of GPS ankle tags on migrants. The agency found the Home Office did not sufficiently consider the invasive nature of constantly tracking migrants' locations in an attempt to more easily contact them for asylum proceedings.Full story
Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission issued guidelines for the use of personal data in artificial intelligence-powered automated decision systems. The guidance provides clarity for the use of personal data to train and develop AI systems, information to be provided to consumers for obtaining lawful consent, information for third-party developers employing AI models and best practices for complying with the Personal Data Protection Act.
Digital rights advocate Open Rights Group submitted complaints to France's data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l’informatique et des libertés, and the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office accusing data broker LiveRamp of violating privacy laws.