On May 2, Annabelle Dickson, Mark Scott, and Tom Bristow reported: Britain’s tough new plan to police the internet has left politicians in a stand-off with WhatsApp and other popular encrypted messaging services. Deescalating that row will be easier said than done. The Online Safety Bill, the United Kingdom’s landmark effort to regulate social media giants,…
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State declines to deny covert use of spyware to monitor Irish citizens
Cianan Brennan reports: The Government has declined to confirm whether or not State agencies routinely use spyware to monitor Irish citizens, following an inquiry from the European Commission. Last December, the Commission wrote to all EU member states seeking to clarify the extent to which such software is in use by Governments across the bloc….
Kr: New Eraser Service Empowers Children and Adolescents to Control Their Online Personal Information
Unofficial translation Press release April 24, 2023 On April 24, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) launched the “Eraser Service” pilot project, also known as the “Right to Be Forgotten Pilot Project for Children and Adolescents” to provide digital natives, specifically children and adolescents, with greater control over personal information. With this new service, children…
Italy restores ChatGPT after OpenAI responds to regulator
Reuters reports: The ChatGPT chatbot was reactivated in Italy after its maker OpenAI addressed issues raised by Italy’s data protection authority, the agency and the company confirmed on Friday. Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy last month after the country’s data protection authority, also known as Garante, temporarily banned the chatbot and launched…