The Financial Times reports the U.K. government will introduce a bill giving regulators more power to penalize companies that do not comply with cybersecurity laws. The bill will propose increased fines and sharpen existing rules under the NIS 2018 regulations,…
The 42nd Civil Chamber of the Munich I Regional Court found OpenAI violated German copyright law after it reportedly used song lyrics to train large language models, Reuters reports. The lawsuit could potentially set precedent for European standards around the…
The U.K. government plans to add language to the Crime and Policing Bill to allow the ability to work with the AI industry and children’s safety groups to prevent generative models from being used to create child sexual abuse images.…
In an op-ed for TechPolicy Press, Brookings Institution Nonresident Senior Fellow Sorelle Friedler and Senior Fellow Nicol Turner Lee argued schools should focus on banning students from using AI to ensure students do not rely on these tools. They said…
European Commissioner for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen said the Commission is planning to introduce “targeted amendments” to the AI Act, Euronews reports. The proposed amendments, which are scheduled to be introduced 19 Nov., must still be approved…
The proliferation of digital governance regulation across the globe places a bigger premium than ever on deciphering application and subsequent compliance. The IAPP Organizational Digital Governance Report 2025 aims to outline how organizations are defining, designing and deploying digital governance…
For privacy professionals who desire to expand their work beyond a single organization, BlueSky Privacy CEO and founder Teresa Troester-Falk, CIPP/US, writes these professionals “enjoy scaling what they know, shaping the environment others operate in, or exercising authority to protect…
The European Data Protection Supervisor published guidance to support data controllers in conducting risk assessments while developing, procuring and deploying AI. The guidelines are meant for EU institutions, offices and agencies but can also be useful for private groups looking…
In a joint letter to European Commission officials, the European Digital Rights group, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, and NOYB raised concerns over the EU’s proposed digital simplification package that aims to promote innovation. The advocacy groups claimed the proposed…
The recent sale of both Securiti AI and TrustArc to Veeam and Main Capital Partners, respectively, might indicate venture capital investors are once again taking interest in privacy technology vendors after several years of inactivity. At the IAPP Privacy. Security.…