AJ Dellinger reports: The European Union has investigated itself and found…actual wrongdoing! For the first time ever, the EU has been found to have violated its own privacy rules established by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and will have to pay a fine, per a ruling handed down by the EU General Court. The victim…
State Attorneys General Issue Guidance On Privacy & Artificial Intelligence
Libbie Canter and Jayne Ponder of Covington and Burling write: Attorneys General in Oregon and Connecticut issued guidance over the holiday interpreting their authority under their state comprehensive privacy statutes and related authorities. Specifically, the Oregon Attorney General’s guidance focuses on laws relevant for artificial intelligence (“AI”), and the Connecticut Attorney General’s guidance focuses on…
Telegram reports spike in sharing user data with law enforcement
Zack Whittaker reports: Newly released data from messaging app Telegram reveals a sharp rise in the number of data demands it fulfilled over the past year for users’ data from requesting law enforcement agencies. The rise in fulfilled user requests comes months after French authorities arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in August in part for the company’s long-standing…
Google to Face Trial in Class Action Over Privacy On/Off Switch
Isaiah Poritz reports: Google LLC lost its final bid to escape a sweeping privacy class action alleging the tech giant covertly collects consumer data even after they turn an “off switch” that purportedly stops the tracking. Judge Richard Seeborg on Tuesday ruled that Google must face a federal jury, rejecting the company’s arguments that Google users…