U.S. Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., who chairs the bipartisan House Task Force on AI, is poised to play a major role in helping craft potential AI regulations in the 119th Congress, Bloomberg reports. Obernolte called on lawmakers to pass a "regulatory framework that simultaneously provides the protections that Americans need, while also enabling AI innovation to thrive."Full story
Turkey's data protection authority, the Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kurumu, published guidelines for data transfers abroad under Article 9 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698. The document is intended to assist Turkish data controllers with lawful international transfers.Full story
IAPP Managing Director, Europe, Isabelle Roccia, CIPP/E, writes the roles and responsibilities of traditional privacy professionals have been challenged by a perfect storm of technology and regulatory evolution of unprecedented speed and depth. This challenging environment, she said, highlights the importance of good governance and that digital responsibility is needed more than ever.Full story
Brian Anderson's Coalition for Health AI is aiming to make AI technology safe and effective for health care organizations by increasing monitoring of AI tools, Politico reports. Anderson said CHAI's assurance labs intend to vet AI tools that could help boost health care organizations' ability to care for patients effectively in an effort to create "trust and transparency for safe and effective AI tools." Full story
The New York Times reports the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules were struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
The U.S. Secret Service allegedly did not verify whether data shared with them by a location tracking tool was shared with the individuals' consent, 404 Media reports. The Secret Service said it uses "a variety of tools as part of its protective and investigative operations and does so in accordance with applicable laws and government policies."Full story
Meta announced Joel Kaplan will take over for Nick Clegg as president of global affairs ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, Semafor reports. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is "excited for Joel to step into this role next given his deep experience and insight leading our policy work for many years."Full story
Israel's Privacy Protection Authority published guidance on transferring database ownership. The agency noted a transfer does not change the original intention of the database and expanding its use requires obtaining consent of data subjects.Full story
Apple agreed to a USD95 million preliminary settlement over privacy claims related to its Siri voice assistant product, The Washington Post reports. The class-action case centered around Siri listening and recording voice clips it was not intended to, which would occasionally be shared with third parties. A judge still needs to approve the settlement.Full story
In an interview with The Canadian Press, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada François-Philippe Champagne detailed ongoing negotiations over the proposed AI regulation contained in the omnibus Bill C-27.