New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced a statewide ban of the China-based AI application DeepSeek. Responding to concerns about foreign government surveillance, the action prevents the app from being downloaded on government devices and networks.
French Data Protection Authority CNIL Friday released two recommendations to support responsible AI innovation while protecting people's rights. The recommendations illustrate how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fosters development of innovative and responsible AI in Europe, it said. They give concrete solutions for informing people whose data was used and helping them exercise their rights, it said.
State lawmakers writing AI bills should seek to align definitions and other elements of their legislation, the Software & Information Industry Association said in a Friday letter to Future of Privacy Forum’s multistate AI policymaker working group.
Sensitive information and transparency are key privacy issues that will continue attracting litigation, including in Texas, which has become a major player in regulation and enforcement, Odia Kagan, a partner in the law firm Fox Rothschild, said in an interview.
Vinhcent Le joined TechEquity as its vice president of AI policy, the organization announced Wednesday. Le previously served as a board member of the California Privacy Protection Agency. He learned he had been removed from the board at the end of last week (see 2502030042).
The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority's (ANPD's) decision to bar Tools for Humanity (TFH) from offering to pay people to have their irises scanned "speaks to a bigger problem" with AI, Justin Sherman, Electronic Privacy Information Center Scholar in Residence, argued Thursday.
The European Commission published draft guidelines on AI system definition to explain the practical application of the legal concept as used in the EU AI Act. The idea is to help AI providers and others determine whether a software system is an AI system. The guidelines aren't binding, and are designed to be updated over time as needed, the EC said.
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority launched an investigation into the legality under the General Data Protection Regulation of the DeepSeek AI application, it announced Thursday. The Greek regulator is also probing a personal data breach of WhatsApp users by spyware after the social media site notified the watchdog of the breach.
The European Data Protection Board will discuss DeepSeek at its Feb. 11 plenary. Several Data Protection Authorities are investigating the AI chatbot (see 2502030001). The board could also approve a statement on age assurance.
Comments are due March 15 on the Trump administration’s AI “Action Plan,” the National Science Foundation said Thursday in a Federal Register notice.