Wired reports on a new facet in online sexual extortion schemes, where spyware can be used to take a picture of a person and any adult explicit content they may be viewing online. The malware is feared to make it…
Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski wrote for EU Tech Loop on the 12 Sept. deadline EU member states face to submit a proposal for “chat control,” which is software trained to look for child sexual abuse material in…
The Czech Republic’s National Cyber and Information Security Agency warned about the growing influence the People’s Republic of China has on critical sectors and services and the risks of transferring data through devices connected to the internet through these regions.…
Estonia’s Data Protection Inspectorate issued a 3 million euro fine to Allium UPI after it allegedly did not implement adequate data protection standards leading to a data breach impacting more than 750,000 consumers. DPI Director General Pille Lehis said, “if…
Euractiv reports EU institutions are drawing closer to consensus on a final framework for the proposed Data Act. The latest negotiations and draft text bring agreements on provisions for data governance as well as business-to-government data sharing. An issue that…
The Netherlands data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, is seeking further clarification from OpenAI about how its generative artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT handles personal information. The AP is inquiring if the ChatGPT algorithm is trained on answers to questions that…
European Parliament has the proposed Artificial Intelligence Act on its 12-15 June plenary agenda. Members will debate the proposal Tuesday and vote on a final position Wednesday. Parliament describes the proposal as “a risk-based approach” that establishes “obligations for providers…
European TikTok officials were pressed by French senators over the company’s ties to the Chinese government and data protection practices, Euractiv reports. Senators raised questions to TikTok’s public affairs director in France regarding the ownership structure of TikTok in France.…
Privacy experts are warning generative artificial intelligence users not to share geolocation data with the systems, Cyberscoop reports. “There’s a whole host of reasons to be concerned about the security of location data and its implications for the privacy of…
A fresh economic partnership agreed to by U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak includes enhanced collaboration on privacy and artificial intelligence. On privacy, the two sides touted improved pacts on data flows and privacy-enhancing technologies. With…