European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to retain Europe’s technology sovereignty and affirmed the bloc’s priorities for AI and children’s online safety during a State of the Union address. “We set our own standards. We set our own…
The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information published a draft discussion paper titled “The Bridge Blueprint,” which offers recommendations for harmonizing regulations between the EU General Data Protection Regulation and AI Act. The paper “shows how the…
The U.K. Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group conducted a study on the technical, ethical and legal use of voice recognition technology in the public sector. The report looks at potential use cases in both law enforcement and government user services…
Liz Kendall replaced Peter Kyle as secretary of the U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, ComputerWeekly reports. Kendall, who previously served as the Department for Work and Pensions secretary, said she believes the “department can help build the future…
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre advised on AI developers plans to run Safeguard Bypass Bounty Programmes and Safeguard Bypass Disclosure Programmes, which are similar to bug bounty programs in cybersecurity. The NCSC said, before implementing SBBPs and SBDPs, developers…
Cindy Cohn announced she will leave the Electronic Frontier Foundation after 25 years with the organization, Wired reports. Cohn said, although she is leaving EFF, she is “still interested in fighting when national security arguments are used as cover for…
Finland’s Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman issued a 1.8 million euro fine to S-Bank after the company allegedly implemented a new login system without ensuring the system was secure, leading to a data breach. Deputy Data Protection Commissioner Annina Hautala…
The Digital Regulatory Cooperation Forum will launch a digital library to support streamlined regulatory compliance for organizations after the U.K. granted the DRCF 800,000 GBP from the Regulatory Innovation Office’s AI Capability Fund. DRCF Director of Projects Nathalie Lowe said…
The European Data Protection Supervisor authorized the signing of the U.N. Convention against Cybercrime on behalf of the EU and approved the conclusion of the convention in a recently released opinion. The EDPS recommended the effect of the convention should…
In an op-ed for The Economist, Signal President Meredith Whittaker claimed the advancement of AI agents will have privacy implications for consumers and organizations alike as the technology aims to assist users while collecting vast amounts of personal information. Whittaker…