The 23andMe bankruptcy will likely lead to more privacy regulation and enforcement due to significant public awareness of the event and its possible implications for people’s sensitive genetic information, privacy experts at the Osano Privacy Pro Survival Summit said Thursday. Meanwhile, the rise of enamored but potentially dangerous AI technology could increase challenges for privacy pros, said Noelle Russell, founder of the AI Leadership Institute.
The European Commission will seek to increase businesses' “access to large and high-quality data” as a key pillar of an AI Continent Action Plan unveiled Tuesday.
The Future of Privacy Forum’s privacy work is “fully compliant” with President Donald Trump’s executive orders, and the organization will work with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to allay his AI policy-related concerns, FPF said in a statement Monday.
Consumer advocates oppose a Connecticut AI bill backed by Gov. Ned Lamont (D), the Electronic Privacy Information Center said Tuesday. EPIC said it raised red flags about SB-1249 in a letter to state legislators on March 28, along with Access Humboldt, Consumer Federation of America and TechEquity.
Don't preempt state privacy laws, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin (D) argued in comments to House Commerce Committee Republicans Monday as the lawmakers worked on drafting privacy legislation (see 2504070065).
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Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Monday said he’s investigating whether the Future of Privacy Forum used federal grants to push for AI laws aligned with the Biden administration’s regulatory agenda.
The European Data Protection Board will consider the state of play of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework under the Trump Administration at its April 8 meeting (see REF:2504030004]). Also up for discussion are possible guidelines on processing personal data through blockchain technologies, and cooperation with the EU AI Office on guidelines relating to the interplay of the AI Act with data protection law.
Two board members of the California Privacy Protection Agency sharply questioned whether the agency should regulate automated decision-making tools (ADMT) at a Friday meeting. Board member Alastair Mactaggart said the board must take seriously several stakeholders' threats about possible litigation if the CPPA pursues AI regulation in an ongoing rulemaking about ADMT and several other subjects. Chairperson Jennifer Urban pushed back.
Poland's data protection authority issued guidance Wednesday to help data controllers decide when to perform a data protection impact assessment (DPIA). It noted that the General Data Protection Regulation doesn't require a DPIA for every processing operation a controller plans to carry out, but an assessment is mandatory if that processing, in particular involving new technologies, is likely to result in a high risk to someone's rights or freedoms.