Despite calls from technology stakeholders for U.S. Congress to pass laws regulating artificial intelligence, the history of congressional intervention in technological development suggests the process could take years, The New York Times reports. Given that Congress has not addressed data privacy in the 21st century, there is no solid foundation to pass AI regulations.Full story
Nonprofit One Africa Initiatives President Tim Akano urged the Nigerian government to appoint a data protection officer to respond to the high volume of data breaches in the country, the New Telegraph reports. He said the country's high rate of cyberattacks made "ransomware-as-a-service" into "one of the fastest-growing industries."Full story
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology released draft post-quantum cryptography standards, InfoSecurity Magazine reports. The framework aims to help organizations defend against "quantum-enabled cyber-attacks." The draft document features three Federal Information Processing Standards, which encompass one general encryption algorithm and three algorithms for digital signatures.Full story
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, offered guidelines for monitoring employees via company-issued electronic equipment.
The Jordan Senate referred a draft personal data protection bill to the Public Services Committee for further review and deliberation, The Jordan Times reports. The bill, which would establish a special council to oversee and protect personal data, has been under consideration by the lower House for two years.
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As organizations developing and deploying artificial intelligence seek to balance innovation with responsibility, explainability and transparency, many are turning to model cards.
Data protection authorities from around the world issued a joint statement addressing the privacy risks posed by data scraping social media and other public websites. The DPAs declared personal information on the internet that is "publicly available," "publicly accessible" or "of a public nature" are still subject to global data protection and privacy laws.
The largest Big Tech firms now face "unprecedented legal scrutiny" as the EU Digital Services Act requires the prevention of spreading harmful content, certain user-targeting practices and sharing internal data with regulators and researchers, Reuters reports.