The Netherlands’ data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, published guidance on developing AI literacy. The AP said AI literacy is critical for developing and deploying responsible AI and algorithms. The guide contains information on legal obligations and offers practical examples for…
U.K. Information Commissioner John Edwards said his office is working on an agreement with the Ministry of Defense to collaborate on using new technologies to provide public services and create more digital government safety. The potential agreement comes as the…
The increased use of privacy-enhancing technologies is accomplishing more than instituting compliance and risk-mitigation measures, IAPP Research and Insights Analyst Brandon LaLonde, CIPM, writes. The use of PETs “provides actual utility to organizations when it comes to data-driven innovation,” he…
Cybersecurity researchers are monitoring ransomware gangs that are beginning to experiment with generative AI to accelerate data-stealing and refine their encryption abilities to launch attacks, Axios reports. According to a report released by ReliaQuest, 80% of monitored ransomware-as-a-service groups now…
The U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall announced a blueprint for AI regulation 21 Oct., including plans for an AI testing sandbox and proposed changes to regulations to encourage growth. Kendall argued the use of AI…
The European Parliament approved rules to expedite cross-border enforcement, cooperation and dispute resolution following negotiations with the European Council. The new law sets deadlines for enforcement procedures. Once a lead supervisory authority has been established, that data protection authority must…
Insurance Business interviewed Woodruff Sawyer Senior Vice President of Management Liability Walker Newell, CIPP/US, about the rise in class-action-style lawsuits around data privacy and cybersecurity, which in turn is causing insurers and policyholders to rethink their exposure risks. Newell concluded…
The Netherlands’ data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, is urging voters to avoid voting information from AI chatbots to ensure they do not get misleading or incorrect information, Politico reports. The DPA said, under the EU AI Act, AI systems should…
In court arguments in Apple’s legal challenge of the EU Digital Markets Act before the European General Court, Apple lawyer Daniel Beard said the DMA “imposes hugely onerous and intrusive burdens,” Bloomberg reports. Apple is challenging the DMA in a…
Norway’s Borgarting Court of Appeal issued a ruling upholding the NOK65 million fine to dating app Grindr for selling sensitive user data to third-party advertisers without obtaining proper consent, NRK reports. The fine was originally issued by Norway’s data protection…