The European Commission is in "continuous dialogue with Meta concerning the launch of their Meta AI feature," an EC official emailed Tuesday in response to questions from Privacy Daily about Meta AI users posting what's typically private information for everyone to see on the app (see 2506120082).
Cookies and other tracking technologies were considered simple tools to enhance website users' experience but have become "ground zero" in the data-protection consent space, privacy and cybersecurity attorney Scott Loughlin said at a June 12 Hogan Lovells webinar.
The controversial U.K. Data Use (and Access) Bill (DUA), which cleared Parliament Wednesday night and awaits Royal Assent before becoming law, continues to spark concerns about whether its divergences from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other EU laws will adequately protect Europeans' personal data. Moreover, passage of the bill could prompt the European Commission to deny adequacy status to Britain's data-protection regime, privacy attorneys and civil society groups said.
Ireland's Department of Social Protection (DSP) breached the General Data Protection Regulation when it collected biometric data in connection with registrations needed on applications to obtain a public services card, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced Thursday.
Worldwide interest is growing in adopting the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (GCBPR) system for international data transfers, the Hogan Lovells law firm reported.
The emergence of AI and adtech is forcing a rethink of gathering and managing consent for use of personal data, speakers said Tuesday at a #RISK Digital UK/EU webinar.
A Belgian Market Court decision last month has implications for companies that collect consent from data subjects for tracking, cookies and other online advertising tools using Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe's transparency and consent framework (TCF), Hogan Lovells privacy attorney Etienne Drouard said in an interview.
Meta can use data from publicly accessible user profiles on Facebook and Instagram for AI training in Germany, the Cologne Higher Regional Court ruled Friday. Meta didn't immediately comment.
The European Commission Wednesday unveiled its latest proposals that are intended to reduce administrative costs for European business by simplifying a range of rules, including in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR change, which differed slightly from what was expected, drew mixed reactions from stakeholders.
The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) appears to be holding despite Trump administration actions in connection with the FTC and Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), Irish Data Protection Commissioner Dale Sunderland said during a May 14 interview at the IAPP AI Governance Global Europe conference in Dublin.