BRUSSELS -- Geopolitical issues are affecting privacy and digital regulation this year, speakers said Wednesday at the IAPP Data Protection Europe Congress. Polarization is influencing the policies that affect privacy practitioners' work, said Hogan Lovells data protection attorney Eduardo Ustaran.
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Discussion about a draft executive order seeking to block states from regulating AI is “speculation” until something is announced, a White House official said in a statement Thursday (see 2511190059). However, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) and others condemned the possible preemption attempt.
BigID added data mapping using agentic AI to its privacy compliance software, the vendor said Wednesday. The feature automates and visualizes personal data flows, it added. “BigID uses agentic AI to interpret Record of Processing Activities (RoPA) details and dynamically map data collection, use, transformation, and transfers -- surfacing risky or unintended flows to help mitigate the risk of compliance issues or audit failures.”
A Pennsylvania bill on AI chatbots cleared the state’s Senate Technology Committee on Tuesday. The committee voted 11-0 to report SB-1090 to the floor.
BRUSSELS -- It has taken time for DPAs to get up to speed on what the GDPR means in practice and how to carry out fast, objectively fair enforcement actions, Irish Data Protection Commissioner Dale Sunderland said Wednesday at the IAPP Data Protection Europe Congress.
Congress should be skeptical of an AI moratorium gaining traction in defense funding negotiations, but President Donald Trump’s support for state preemption means Democrats must take the issue seriously, a senior staffer for Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said Wednesday.
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission's digital omnibus, published Wednesday, tweaks the GDPR without affecting its core as it tries to bring the regulation more in line with current practices, Hogan Lovells privacy attorney Eduardo Ustaran said at the IAPP Data Protection Europe Congress. The tech sector called for broader change, while digital rights and consumer groups accused the EC of harming individuals.
Alex Sisto joined law firm Holland & Knight as general counsel, he said Monday on LinkedIn. The privacy and AI governance attorney previously was an associate at Davis Wright.
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AI chatbots create privacy risks, and Congress should explore data-protection obligations, House Commerce Committee Republicans and Democrats said during a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing Tuesday.