Alicia Hope reports: The U.S. Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has warned about unsolicited smartwatches mailed to US military service members by unknown senders. The Army CID highlighted the cybersecurity risks posed by the peculiar smartwatches, urging service members to avoid interacting with the devices. Location-enabled smart devices and apps have leaked…
EU’s top court rules against Meta in key data privacy case
Maria Deutscher reports: The European Union’s top court has issued a ruling that could lead to major changes in the way Meta Platforms Inc. operates its ad business. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union, or CJEU, released a summary of the ruling today. The decision is the culmination of a long-running legal battle focused…
UK and G7 Privacy Authorities Warn of Privacy Risks Raised by Generative AI
Marianna Drake, Lisa Peets, Marty Hansen, and Mark Young of Covington and Burling write: On 21 June 2023, at the close of a roundtable meeting of the G7 Data Protection and Privacy Authorities, regulators from the United States, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada and Japan published a joint “Statement on Generative AI” (“Statement”) (available here). In the…
Judge Halts California Privacy Rule Enforcement Until Next March
Patrick Ambrosio reports: California’s first-in-the-nation privacy agency must wait until March 2024 to begin enforcing new regulations governing how businesses collect and use customers’ personal information, a state judge ruled. The ruling by the California Superior Court in Sacramento blocks the California Privacy Protection Agency from moving ahead with plans to begin enforcement of the rules as…