Patrice Navarro, Julie Schwartz, and Remy Schlich of Hogan Lovells write: On October 12, 2023, the French data protection authority (“CNIL”) released official guidance on how to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the development phase of an artificial intelligence system (“AI system”). The guidance particularly addresses compliance during the developmental stages rather than during…
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New laws will give Australians the right to sue for ‘serious’ breaches of privacy
Paul Karp recently reported: Children to be given extra protection but rejection of right for adults to opt out of targeted ads likely to disappoint consumer rights advocates. Australians will gain a right to sue for “serious” breaches of privacy under reforms that would also require small businesses to comply with privacy laws for the…
Queensland agencies to face mandatory data breach reporting
Judy Skatssoon reports: Queensland is set to join NSW as the only other Australian state to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme. The state government says the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, introduced on October 12, contains reforms aimed at improving the accountability of government agencies and boosting privacy protections in…
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner seeks input on draft biometrics guidance documents
October 11, 2023 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is seeking input to update guidance for organizations related to handling biometric information for both public and private sector organizations. Since the OPC’s existing guidance on biometrics was published in 2011, technologies such as fingerprinting, voice identification, facial recognition and even new uses for…