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Ireland's DPC details legitimate interest enforcement work
Tracking evolving policy paradigms in a hallmark year for AI governance
IAPP AI Governance Research Fellow Richard Sentinella looks at the state of play around global AI law and policy as 2024 comes to a close, while offering a glimpse of what might be on the horizon in 2025. Additionally, the IAPP Global AI Law and Policy Tracker is up to date with the latest developme...
International groups launch AI partnerships
The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department of State announced the launch of an international network of AI safety-focused groups. The U.S. will chair the group looking to prevent risks posed by AI and fostering a more uniform global regulatory landscape. Meanwhile, the EU and Singapore signe...
EU AI Office to hold discussion on AI Act implementation
The EU AI Office will hold a webinar explaining the ins and outs of the EU AI Act 28 Nov. Discussion will include information on the law's "objectives, its risk-based framework, and the governance mechanisms it introduces." The event is part of a requirement within the AI Pact to help participants u...
UK Parliament launches inquiry into algorithmic spread of misinformation
The U.K. Parliament's Science, Innovation and Technology Committee opened an inquiry to explore how misinformation and harmful content is spread by social media's algorithms and generative AI. "As part of this, we'll examine how these companies use algorithms to rank content, and whether their busin...
EU Cyber Resilience Act published in official journal
The EU Cyber Resilience Act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force 20 days afterward. The act creates cybersecurity and transparency requirements on some Internet of Things and connected products. Editor's note: Mayer Brown Partner Ana Bruder outlined t...
El Salvador approves data protection, cybersecurity regulations
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the Cybersecurity and Information Security Law and the Personal Data Protection Law that aim to improve data security measures and protect individuals from cybercrime. The regulations also urge the establishment of the State Cybersecurity Agency to ov...
Bad actors allegedly pay Chinese government employees to obtain surveillance data
Researchers from SpyCloud found alleged unauthorized vendors on China's black market have sought out government "insiders" to sell citizens' sensitive surveillance data, Wired reports. The vendors allegedly solicited government workers on the social platform Telegram and paid them to offer their acc...
FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel to resign
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel will resign from the agency 20 Jan. 2025. Meanwhile, the FCC is set to propose updates to undersea internet cable system regulations. Rosenworcel said improvements to the systems are needed "to reassess what our framework is for o...
Reynders discusses GDPR enforcement harmonization, adequacy developments
As European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders winds down his term, he took time at the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress 2024 to reflect on the current state of play around EU data protection. During his keynote speech, Reynders emphasized the importance of harmonized enforcement of the EU...