The IAPP's top 5 most-read articles for the week of 7 Aug. 2023
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CJEU's Meta targeted ads decision could be baseline for AI Act trilogue
The Court of Justice of the European Union's targeted advertising decision against Meta included clearly defined requirements for data minimization under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. Ananos Co-CEO and General Counsel Gary LaFever opines the decision could serve as a jumping off point in EU trilogue negotiations for the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act.
Data protection issues for employers to consider when using generative AI
The worldwide generative artificial intelligence boom runs parallel with a growing network of privacy legislation around the world. This collision is of great interest to employers who manage sensitive employee data and, subsequently, risk legal noncompliance as they deploy generative AI tools. Littler Mendelson Shareholder Zoe Argento, CIPP/US, outlines three key areas to bear in mind within the balancing act.Full story
Israel PPA releases guidance for data transfers to EEA
Israel's Privacy Protection Authority issued instructions for lawful data transfers from the European Economic Area for 2023-2025. The instructions contain four main requirements, including the obligations to delete personal information, to limit the retention of unnecessary information and to be accurate.Full story
MeitY provides rundown of India's data protection bill
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released an overview of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill's "salient features," including data fiduciary obligations, data subject rights, grounding principals and innovative features. The DPDPB cleared Indian Parliament 9 Aug.
China seeks comments on draft cybersecurity national standard
China's National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee is requesting comments on a draft cybersecurity national standard, the Information Security Technology Security Requirements for the Handling of Sensitive Personal Information. The draft defines categories of sensitive personal information, data identification and security requirements for processing, while noting the data should be processed for a specific purpose and with individual's consent.
US launches AI Cyber Challenge to secure critical digital infrastructures
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced the two-year AI Cyber Challenge competition, Nextgov reports. Leading software companies will compete for USD20 million in prizes, developing code to protect digital networks of nationwide critical infrastructures.
UK secretary of state defends proposed Online Safety Bill
U.K. Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Michelle Donelan pushed back against Big Tech claims that the proposed Online Safety Bill will breach users' privacy, Reuters reports. Donelan said she is a proponent for privacy, but breaking end-to-end encryption to fight child exploitation is an exception.
Public comments vary on FTC's health breach notification rulemaking
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission's public comment period on its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the Health Breach Notification Rule closed 9 Aug. Politico reports on the substance of the comments submitted.
India's data protection bill clears Parliament, awaits presidential assent
India's upper house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 9 Aug., following the Lok Sabha's prior approval of the legislation, MoneyControl News reports. The bill awaits President Draupadi Murmu's assent. The original bill, introduced in 2018 and tabled in 2019, was ultimately withdrawn by the government in 2022 and reintroduced as the DPDP.