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Europe's public interest and digital sectors dueled over the European Commission's plans to reduce regulatory burdens, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in documents published Tuesday.
Several House members are working on proposals to preempt state AI laws with targeted federal regulations, Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., said Tuesday.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed to stand most of a California law that makes it illegal for internet-based services and applications to provide an addictive feed to users younger than 18, unless the operator doesn't know the user is a minor.
Age assurance can be a crucial step in online safety for children, so long as it’s done carefully and in a privacy-preserving way, said experts during a Public Knowledge event Monday. However, they warned that age assurance should be part of a larger response.
California legislators worked up to the wire to make a Sept. 5 deadline for amendments, revising several bills on privacy and AI that are nearing final votes. The legislature on Friday posted fresh amendments on legislation related to universal opt-out preference signals, kids online safety and automated decisions, among other subjects. The legislative deadline to pass bills is this Friday.
Age-estimation technology and its role in reducing regulatory burden is gaining attention in industry and data privacy circles, an official with BBB National Programs said Friday.
The EU General Court ruling upholding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework "is not the end of the story," IAPP Chief Knowledge Officer Caitlin Fennessy said Thursday during a webinar. Wednesday's decision can and likely will be appealed, said data protection lawyers, adding that the ruling has implications for frameworks beyond the EU.
Misinformation and amendments derailed a bill on data-driven pricing, also called “surveillance pricing,” that was nearing the finish line in California. After Senate appropriators last week narrowed the legislation to apply only to grocery stores (see 2509020025), Assemblymember Chris Ward (D) punted AB-446 to next year, he said in a statement Thursday.
Google and Shein breached EU cookie rules, French data protection authority CNIL announced Wednesday, issuing fines of 325 million euros ($379 million) and 150 million euros ($175 million), respectively.