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[…] enforcement of the EU’s GDPR Data Protection by Design and by Default obligations and hosted our 7th Annual Brussels Privacy Symposium with the Brussels Privacy Hub of Vrije Universiteit Brussel, which included opening remarks by European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders and European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski. We also analyzed the regulatory strategies […]

[…] e-Safety Commissioner Several participants found deficits in the length and scope of the public consultation available throughout the process Participants identified several potential benefits of an industry code beyond its intended scope Participants broadly opposed any approach that would require otherwise encrypted messaging services to utilize content hashing and/or client-side scanning  Many participants discussed […]

[…] the conversation around the evolving state privacy landscape; however, they gained new life in September when an Obama-appointed federal judge enjoined California’s novel California Age Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC) from taking effect. What impact will this injunction and ongoing litigation involving the AADC have on the broader U.S. privacy landscape? Adopted in 2022, […]

[…] considered show four primary categories of laws being considered by state regulators: Platform Accountability Laws, Age Verification Laws, Social Media Metering Laws, and the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (CA AADC). In recent actions, the Federal Trade Commission has stepped up enforcement of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Finally, the U.S. Congress has […]

[…] to protect individuals in relation to how their personal data is processed, ensuring that such processing respects their fundamental rights, while at the same time seeking to promote the free movement of personal data within the EU.   While the two regulations do not have the same taxonomy of regulated actors, the broad scope of […]

Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) releases the Generative AI for Organizational Use: Internal Policy Checklist. With the proliferation of employee use of generative AI tools, this checklist provides organizations with a powerful tool to help revise their internal policies and procedures to ensure that employees are using generative AI in a way that […]

[…] had adopted a separate and detailed Statement on generative AI. In his keynote, Commissioner Shuhei Ohshima remarked that “generative AI adoption has increased significantly.” In order to promote trustworthy deployment and use of the new technology “the importance of DPAs is increasing also on a daily basis,” the Commissioner added. Generative AI is not […]

[…] up to the age of 17 (although CT SB 3 creates similar protections for 13-17-year olds), child-directed privacy and online safety laws, including the California Age-Appropriate Design Code and Utah Senate Bill 152, have increasingly applied to the data and activity of teenagers up to age 17. 4. Expanded Rights to Access and Delete […]

[…] sensitive data, adequate steps for data breach notification, conducting DPIAs, or issuing data localization regulations for specific categories of personal data.   Other functions of the Commission include promoting public awareness and understanding of personal data protection, the rights and obligations imposed under the law, and the risks to personal data; receiving complaints alleging violations […]

[…] it is important to note that industrial policies from both central and local governments in China also exert substantial influence over the sector. Critically, the task to promote AI advancement amid escalating concerns is overseen by authorities other than the CAC, such as the Ministry of Science and Technology (“MST”) and the Ministry of […]