Emphasizing fundamentals and ensuring staff working with AI understand its risks are keys to protecting privacy, said panelists at a privacy risk event Tuesday. Later, another panel emphasized issues surrounding compliance with global rules that regulate AI. DataGrail, a compliance vendor, sponsored the event.
Companies developing or deploying AI systems in products aimed at children should consider safeguards such as privacy by design practices and limiting data collection, according to guidelines issued Monday by the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of BBB National Programs.
An Albany-based accounting firm will pay $60,000 to settle with New York state in a data breach case, the attorney general's office said Monday. The AG's office said that the firm, Wojeski & Co., failed to adequately protect client data and notify customers of breaches, which exposed more than 6,000 individuals' personal information during two cybersecurity incidents. The firm waited more than one year before it notified victims of the first data breach, the state office said.
Recent innovations in AI have greatly expanded the capabilities of age estimation, said panelists during a webinar hosted by BBB National Programs Thursday. They added that while there are risks associated with the tech, new regulations offer more protections for children’s privacy and data.
Existing laws, especially in the privacy space, should be relied on heavily when looking to regulate AI, said panelists during an AI and privacy conference hosted by the Practising Law Institute (PLI) Thursday.
A Texas law requiring app stores to verify the age of users is unconstitutional and should be blocked, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) demand for state data on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will likely cause irreparable harm if not blocked, and is contrary to the SNAP Act, a federal court ruled Wednesday as it granted more than 20 states a preliminary injunction.
With the growing volume and diverse application of facial recognition technology, privacy advocates are increasingly concerned about issues with consent and how the technology's flaws carry heavy privacy risks, they said in interviews with Privacy Daily.
A New York state law requiring retailers to disclose when they are using algorithmic pricing doesn't impede businesses' First Amendment rights, a federal court ruled Wednesday, rejecting a motion challenging the measure.
Use of AI in U.S. schools is linked to increased privacy risk, the nonpartisan Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) noted in a report Wednesday that surveyed more than 1,000 students, teachers and parents between June and August. In addition, the report found parents were the group most worried about school-related data privacy and that transgender and immigrant students are experiencing increased privacy issues.