Wired reports doxing-as-a-service groups are posing as law enforcement agencies to obtain personal information from technology companies. Hackers are able to create subpoenas and potentially a fake search warrant that could include users’ sensitive personal information, including call logs, social…
Spain’s AI supervisory body, the Agencia Española de Supervisión de Inteligencia Artificial, published nonbinding guidelines to help organizations comply with the EU AI Act. The guidance comes out of a regulatory sandbox effort and includes introductory and technical guides as…
U.K. regulators are looking to provide clarity on respective approaches to agentic AI deployments, with stakeholders urging the use of existing laws to streamline compliance efforts and support innovation. IAPP Staff Writer Lexie White unpacks the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum’s…
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office and the Financial Conduct Authority issued a joint statement on how targeted support messaging interacts with direct marketing provisions contained in data protection law. The regulators’ guidance covers obligations such as data transparency and having…
The U.K. announced a partnership with Google DeepMind that will allow organizations to use the tool in various sectors to advance research and continue development of semiconductors. The tools are “designed to support scientific discovery and enabling researchers to tackle…
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office fined password manager LastPass 1.2 million GBP following a 2022 data breach impacting 1.6 million U.K. users. The ICO alleged LastPass failed to implement “robust technical and security measures,” which enabled a hacker to access…
Time Magazine named the so-called “Architects of AI,” including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as its Persons of the Year. The publication explores how AI is reshaping the world in 2025 in both “exciting and sometimes…
A new report from OpenAI found its new models are becoming increasingly adept at carrying out cyberattacks and are expected to improve, Axios reports. The findings come as AI is being used more often to automate cyberattacks or are a…
Baumgartner Baumann Partner Ulrich Baumgartner, CIPP/E, analyzes the EU Digital Omnibus’ proposed changes to the definition of personal data in Article 4(1) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, noting it is “one of the most consequential” changes offered. He…
During a recent meeting in Montreal, G7 Industry, Digital and Technology ministers issued a joint statement on establishing a blueprint for safe AI integration by small and medium-sized enterprises. The statement calls for governments to support SMEs adopting AI technologies…
