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.
Florida’s privacy lawsuit last week against Roku surprised some data-protection experts, since the state’s Digital Bill of Rights frequently carries an asterisk in lists of the 20 state comprehensive privacy laws -- if it’s included at all. In the aftermath, however, some privacy experts told Privacy Daily that they’re still not ready to add Florida to the list.
The FTC should reevaluate how it uses Section 5 authority to enforce against unfair and deceptive practices, industry groups told the agency in comments due Friday (see 2509290042).
Most changes to the U.K.'s data protection regime will ease data flows between the U.K. and EU, but some should be clarified and monitored, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) said Monday.
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.
Whether age-gating measures truly protect children online or just raise other legal concerns is unclear, speakers said during Hogan Lovells' The Data Chronicles podcast Thursday, which focused on age assurance in the U.S. and U.K.
State lawmakers and tech industry stakeholders are seeking clarity on DOJ's August examination of “adverse” state regulations, an inquiry seen as broad and so far undefined.
Biometric information is the most personal information, but it holds benefits for society as long as there are guardrails against its risks, New Zealand officials from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner said Wednesday during an IAPP webinar. The discussion included social media bans for children and AI regulation.
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.