Gizmodo reports on complaints from children's privacy advocates that a Talkspace-built app for teenagers was sending their mental health data to social media and advertising companies, including TikTok, Reddit and Spotify. The tracking pixels were removed from some city-specific sites but allegedly remain present on others.Full story
Two significant cybersecurity frameworks are coming into force in the EU with the Network and Information Security Directive II and the Cyber Resilience Act.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a report detailing the impacts AI and social media are having on the state's youth. The report examines the types of harms the technologies cause, as well as specific design patterns of the AI systems and social media platforms.
Join the IAPP 12 Feb. as the Research and Insights team examines the current U.S. state privacy and AI bills. Research and Insights Director Joe Jones, Managing Director, Washington D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, Westin Research Fellow C. Kibby, and IAPP AI Governance Research Fellow Richard Sentinella discuss the latest trends and viability around a range of bills privacy and AI professionals should have their eyes on.Full story
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office released a tool to help marketers comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulations and the U.K. General Data Protection Regulation. The generator provides advice depending on what kind of media will be used based on inputs.Full story
Wired reports on how some school districts attempt to conceal the severity of cyber breaches by using crisis consultants and privacy lawyers to manage the situation in lieu of informing affected parties sooner.
The New York Times reports on the struggle one man faced to regain his identity years after it had been stolen. The story chronicles how the perpetrator was able to use publicly available records to gain enough information about William Woods to pose as him, casting doubt on the real Woods until he was vindicated by a DNA test.Full story
Law firm Spirit Legal filed class-action lawsuits against TikTok and the social platform X for alleged violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the Digital Services Act and the AI Act. The suits seek to force the companies to stop profiling users for personalized advertising and employ stronger children's protection measures.Full story
Luxembourg's National Commission for Data Protection issued a warning against users sharing personal data with the DeepSeek AI chatbot developed in China.
The Colorado Legislative Council Staff's Artificial Intelligence Impact Task Force published a report containing recommendations for possible legislative action to further regulate AI development and use. The report identified areas where the Colorado AI Act could be "clarified, refined, and otherwise improved." Meanwhile, the U.S.