The Dutch business sector isn't prepared to use algorithms that process personal data, the country's data protection agency (AP) said Wednesday.
Meta will train its AI models using photos and posts from Facebook and Instagram users in the European Economic Area starting at the end of May, the Norwegian data protection authority warned Tuesday. It provided information about the training and what people can do about it.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) Tuesday warned 50 organizations to clean up their cookie banner act and stop tracking visitors intrusively.
The Turkish data protection authority published a good practices guide on protecting personal data in the payment and electronic money sector. It noted that radical changes created by technological developments in the financial sector have created business models such as money transfer and mobile payment services and, consequently, more intensive collection of people's personal information.
The EU and Canada agreed on the transfer and use of airline passenger name record (PNR) data, the EU Council announced Monday. PNR data includes names, travel dates, seat numbers, contact details and means of payment. Once the agreement is finalized, the EU will be able to shift such information to Canada to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute terrorist offenses and serious transnational crimes, the Council said.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) wants feedback about proposed guidelines on processing personal data through blockchains, it said Monday.
French data protection authority CNIL Monday published its European and international strategy for 2025-2028.
The Irish Data Protection Commission announced Friday it's investigating how social media site X processes personal data from publicly accessible content that EU/European Economic Area users post on its platform to train Generative AI Large Language Models. A major focus of the probe is X's Grok chatbot, which an LLM of the same name powers. The probe will examine X's compliance with a range of General Data Protection Regulation provisions, including the lawfulness and transparency of the processing, the DPC said.
The Spanish Data Protection Authority Thursday announced a consultation on its proposed strategic plan for 2025-2030.
The Latvian Data State Inspectorate on Wednesday advised parents on issues surrounding their requests for schools' video surveillance recordings.