The U.K. Government Digital Service and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology released a roadmap for how the government should use AI systems. The 119-page document digs into 10 AI principles, how to understand AI and create ways to use it as a solution.
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The Connecticut attorney general's office proposed a bill for consideration by the Connecticut General Assembly that aims to minimize youth's exposure to addictive algorithms and require companies to report certain usage statistics each year. The legislation is modeled after similar bills introduced in California, New York and Utah.
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Forbes reports on the use of Continuous Threat Exposure Management as means to identify system vulnerabilities. As organizations aim to increase cybersecurity and reduce online threats, the CTEM framework helps "security teams move beyond patch-and-pray tactics to a more informed, strategic approach."
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The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario spoke about how privacy-enhancing technologies can help protect personal information from being misused or hacked. "In short, PETs can help organizations keep personal information safe while still unlocking the huge value of data to support research, innovation, and improved public services," Commissioner Patricia Kosseim said during a recent Data Privacy Day event.
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Recent staff appointments by U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson show how the agency may apply similar scrutiny to Big Tech as it did under former chair Lina Khan, Axios reports. The recent FTC hires are Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Chris Mufarrige, Chief Technology Officer Jake Denton, General Counsel Lucas Croslow and Bureau of Competition Director Daniel Guarnera. Editor's note: IAPP News Editor Joe Duball reported on the appointment of Ferguson and commissioner nominee Mark Meador by President Donald Trump.Â
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The Center for Democracy and Technology announced it is partnering with several nonprofits and companies on the launch of the Robust Online Safety Tooling initiative with the aim to create open-source online safety tools for organizations. ROOST aims to provide companies with safe and accessible tools to reduce harmful content online, improve organizational transparency and "ensure critical safety tools are available for all."
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The European Commission will abandon several proposed regulations from its 2025 work program, including the ePrivacy Regulation proposal, Politico reports. The dismissal of the proposed law to govern third-party cookie use comes after EU institutions made no progress in negotiating the regulation in recent years. Additionally, the Commission will also move on from the proposed Framework for Financial Data Access.
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U.K. Information Commissioner John Edwards issued a statement on the progress of the Data Use and Access Bill after it passed in the House of Lords. Edwards called for further clarification on certain children's privacy provisions and supported parliamentarians' calls to draft subsequent legislation that will direct the ICO to develop codes of practice for automated decision-making and AI as well as educational technology.
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Gabriel Sanchez evaluated Meta's proposed USD725 million settlement over alleged nonconsensual data sharing with Cambridge Analytica, Bloomberg reports. Some members of the class-action lawsuit opposed the settlement, claiming the agreement does not change the company's privacy practices or prevent the company from additional user privacy harms.
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In an op-ed for Lawfare, Atlantic Council Europe Center senior fellow Kenneth Propp discussed "new procedural possibilities for class-action-style litigation" to challenge EU data transfers to the U.S. Propp indicated the Representative Actions Directive, which creates a common framework across the 27 EU member states for civil society organizations to "vindicate consumer interests," could broaden the "potential scope of damages by allowing many individuals' interests to be consolidated in a single action" for possible privacy damages, for instance.
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