MediaPost reports Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said the state's TikTok ban is justified by the protection from alleged "harms inseparable from TikTok's data-harvesting practices." Knudsen's opinion came in a federal court filing against TikTok's appeal of a statewide ban passed during Montana's state legislative session.
Indian officials have begun drafting secondary regulations for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act while also establishing the Data Protection Board, Inc42 reports. Clarifying rules on data breach reporting and business obligations are being crafted at the same time the government is mulling DPB appointments and recruiting guidelines.
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, published its first Monitoring Cycle Report for the assessment of actions carried out by the regulator. The report showed a majority of the ANPD's 2022 activities focused on data breaches and data subject requests.
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission announced a public consultation concerning the criteria for fines under the Personal Information Protection Act. The PIPC seeks comments on revisions to its guidelines on the criteria, which were made to reflect PIPA amendments. The consultation closes 7 Sept.Full story
Politico reports internal emails from advertiser Interpublic Group revealed plans to mount a public advertising campaign against California Senate Bill 362, the Delete Act, which seeks to regulate data brokers. According to the internal exchange, IPG may seek to serve targeted ads to create public opposition against the bill.
Neuroscientists, activists, policymakers and others are calling for principles to regulate neurotechnology and artificial intelligence, citing concerns over potential privacy violations, including surveillance, Politico reports. NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University Director Rafael Yuste said international action is needed before technology is developed further. "We want to do something a little bit more intelligent than wait until we have a problem and then try to fix it when it's too late," he said.
The U.S. General Services Administration is recruiting up to 4,000 participants for facial recognition and other identity proofing technologies across varying demographic factors, Nextgov reports.
Google announced the release of security keys as part of its movement toward quantum resistant cryptography. "As progress toward practical quantum computers is accelerating, preparing for their advent is becoming a more pressing issue as time passes," Google said. "In particular, standard public key cryptography which was designed to protect against traditional computers, will not be able to withstand quantum attacks." Full story
As elements India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act enter into force, "organizations should start evaluating their exposure to get a head start on compliance strategy development," DoorDash Head of Technical Privacy and Governance Nandita Rao Narla, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, FIP, writes.