Michelle Chapman of AP reports: Amazon is rolling out an independent cloud for Europe as it looks to address strict regulations that companies and those in the public sector face in the European Union. Amazon Web Services said Wednesday that its AWS European Sovereign Cloud, which will be located in and operate out of Europe,…
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UK Court Blocks UK ICO Fine and Enforcement Against Clearview AI
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On October 17, 2023, The First-tier Tribunal of the UK General Regulatory Chamber allowed an appeal by Clearview AI Inc. (“Clearview”) against an enforcement notice and fine issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”). On May 18, 2022, the ICO issued an enforcement notice requiring that Clearview delete the personal data of…
A.P. girls’ home staff gave out confidential data many times earlier, reveals probe by child rights’ panel
Rajulapudi Srinivas reports: The AP State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) on Monday reprimanded the staff of the Girls’ Shelter Home at Krishnalanka in the city, from where the profiles of rescued minor girls leaked a few days ago, for their negligence. Responding to a report published in The Hindu on the alleged…
Spain Creates AI Regulator to Enforce the AI Act
Kristof Van Quathem, Diane Valat, and Aleksander Aleksiev of Covington and Burling write: On August 22, 2023, the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the Statute of the Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence (“AESIA”) thus creating the first AI regulatory body in the EU. The AESIA will start operating from December 2023, in…