U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently announced the Department of Transportation (DOT) would undertake a privacy review of the nation’s ten largest airlines. Specifically, they will look at their policies and procedures as they relate to the collection, handling,
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GenAI and Public Sector Procurement in California: What You Need to Know
California recently released GenAI Guidelines for Public Sector Procurement, Uses and Training, as well as a GenAI Risk Assessment.
What do you need to know?
The guidelines and risk assessment come on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s AI Executive…
A DCMA Exemption for ‘Right to Repair’?
The Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ support a Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for vehicle operational data to promote the “right to repair.”
- An exemption currently exists for computer programs that control motorized land vehicles, marine vessels, and mechanized
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India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act: What You Need to Know
India enacted its new Digital Personal Data Protection Act last year.
Here are some key takeaways regarding the law, courtesy of Sajai Singh, a partner at J. Sagar Associates in India. Singh spoke recently at Alpine Privacy Days in Switzerland.…
Biden Administration Issues Executive Order to Protect Sensitive Personal Data
The White House recently issued an executive order that restricts cross-border transfers of personal data from the United States to “countries of concern.”
President Biden also urged Congress to pass comprehensive privacy legislation, especially to protect children.
Key points:
- Focus
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Don’t Expect to Easily Claim ‘Disproportionate’ Effort When Responding to US Data Access Requests
U.S. companies thinking about falling back on “disproportionate” effort for access requests under the new U.S. privacy laws because they require compiling too many documents should think again.The Berlin Administrative court recently said that if complying with a request would…
The FTC and Employee Surveillance
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is working to enforce employee surveillance, according to Benjamin Wiseman, Associate Director of the FTC’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection.
Here are some key takeaways from a recent speech he gave to the Harvard…
A Helpful Guide on Data Processing Consent
The Office of the Data Protection Authority of the Bailiwick of Guernsey has issued concise guide on the definition of consent.
This is helpful not only for GDPR, but also for understanding and implementing consent under the new U.S.…
Virginia Looks to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
Virginia continues to charge ahead in the AI space, with Delegate Michelle Lopes Maldonado recently submitting a new “AI Developer Act.
Here are some key points to know.
Definitions
- AI is defined as “technology that uses data to train statistical
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AIVF, IMDA Propose Model Governance Framework for Generative AI
The AI Verify Foundation (AIVF) and Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have developed a draft Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI.
This framework expands on the existing Model Governance Framework that covers Traditional AI, which was last updated in…