The use of profiling tools for online safety is relatively new, but "there is growing interest in how profiling can be used to support trust and safety operations," such as detecting grooming behavior, bullying or fraud and scams, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office said Wednesday as it published extensive guidance for organizations that deploy or provide profiling tools.
The growing practice of uploading medical reports on generative AI platforms is an "alarming phenomenon" because it risks loss of control over people's sensitive health data and the provision of incorrect information to the public, Italian data protection authority (DPA) Garante said Wednesday.
Google will sign the EU general-purpose AI (GPAI) code of practice in hopes that it will boost Europeans' access to "secure, first-rate AI tools as they become available," the company said Wednesday.
French data protection authority CNIL will host a public discussion on Oct. 15 about ethical issues surrounding post-mortem data, it announced Tuesday.
European Commission guidelines for protecting minors under the Digital Services Act (DSA) are a "major step" toward social media bans that will undermine individuals' rights, the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) said Monday.
The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office Monday fined Scottish charity Birthlink £18,000 ($24,000) for destroying around 4,800 personal records, many of which may be irreplaceable. An investigation found Birthlink had limited knowledge of requirements for data protection.
Filtering web gateways can help meet data-security obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation, but as they're based on data processing, they must also ensure data protection, French privacy watchdog CNIL said Monday in a guidance.
The European Commission has cleaned up its act protecting data related to its use of Microsoft 365, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) announced Monday.
Arrangements that force website users to pay a fee if they refuse to consent to ad tracking are on the rise in Europe, Austrian advocacy group Noyb said in a report it published Thursday.
Data protection officers (DPOs) often bring economic benefits to companies, especially organizations with a positive approach to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, French data authority CNIL said Wednesday, commenting on results of a survey. In addition, DPOs offer a host of other returns, including leverage to win contract tenders, avoidance of sanctions and data leakage and streamlined data management, it said.