TikTok is laying off some of its trust and safety employees that handle content moderation, Reuters reports. The social platform is restructuring the unit to reportedly continue its efforts to utilize AI as a tool for content moderation.Full story
Japan's Personal Information Protection Commission may no longer require companies to obtain consent before utilizing users' personal data to train AI systems, the Japan Times reports. Last year, the commission found using personal data in this way poses little risk to human rights after AI operators said it would be difficult to pick out someone's personal information from training data.Full story
Sweden's data protection authority, Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten, published its portion of joint guidance with the digital governance authority, the Myndigheten för digital förvaltning, on public-sector generative AI use. The IMY's guidelines identified seven areas of consideration for AI usage through the lens of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.Full story
The Netherlands' data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, published insights from its October 2024 request for input on how emotion-recognizing AI systems in the workplace or education institutions, a prohibited use under the EU AI Act, should be regulated.
When developing a secure AI literacy program organizations should remain vigilant in monitoring the program to ensure it remains effective. EWR Consulting Consultant Erica Werneman Root, CIPP/E, CIPM, and IAPP Asia Advisory Board Member Tarun Samtani, CIPM, discuss how organizations committing to AI literacy can "not only mitigate risks but also empower their workforces with the knowledge and confidence to navigate the complexities of AI." Full story
After forming a new working group dedicated to comprehensive federal privacy legislation, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce issued a request for information on privacy and data security to help guide the group and the full committee. The RFI calls for stakeholder perspective on a range of specific consumer and business considerations that will arise during the drafting process.
IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, offers his take on the latest privacy and AI governance developments in the nation's capital and around the U.S. This week, he breaks down the historical precedent limiting the power of Presidents to remove heads of independent agencies, which is being challenged by the Trump administration.Full story
The Netherlands' data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, is seeking feedback on a proposed ban on using AI systems for risk assessments for criminal investigations. Stakeholders can provide feedback to the AP through 3 April.Full story
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission launched a new unit focused on preventing cybercrime and protecting retailers from takeovers. Meanwhile, the U.S.
Apple announced plans to remove its encryption tool for U.K. users after the government demanded access to user data, BBC News reports. Apple's Advanced Data Protection allows users to load data into iCloud using end-to-end encryption. "As we have said many times before, we have never built a backdoor or master key to any of our products, and we never will," Apple said in a statement.Full story