The Netherlands' data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, claimed it was made aware of a potential data breach of Tesla, Reuters reports. A German publication claimed to have received 100 gigabytes of confidential data from a whistleblower, indicating lax data practices on the part of Tesla.
The world's first comprehensive law to regulate artificial intelligence is approaching the finish line two years after it was presented. "The EU AI Act has the potential to become the international benchmark for regulating the fast-paced AI field," journalist Luca Bertuzzi writes. Bertuzzi looks at where the legislation stands, key points of discussion throughout its process, compliance requirements, enforcement and more.Full Story
The Indiana Medical Licensing Board found an Indianapolis doctor's handling of information related to the abortion of a 10-year-old victim of rape from Ohio violated privacy laws, USA Today reports. Dr. Caitlin Bernard was fined USD3,000 and will receive a letter of reprimand. The state attorney general's office said she shared the girl's age and state of residence with a newspaper. Indiana Deputy Attorney General Cory Voight called it an "egregious violation" of patient privacy.
France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, closed a December 2022 injunction against Microsoft. The CNIL at the time fined the company 60 million euros and ordered the company to correct cookie practices within three months or face a daily penalty of 60,000 euros.
Brazil's data protection authority, the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, published a statement to standardize the General Data Protection Law's interpretation of processing data of children and teens.
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S., including the the status of potential federal privacy legislation and several education privacy initiatives from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Biden administration.Full Story
A view from Brussels: GDPR at 5; new EDPB chair