The Dutch data protection authority, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) announced a fine of €290 million on Uber Technologies Inc. (UTI) and Uber B.V.,(UBV) (together Uber) with press releases in Dutch and English. The fine relates to the transfer of
2024
Security cameras, CAN-SPAM, and “reasonable or appropriate security”
On August 30, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed settlement with security camera manufacturer Verkada Inc., claiming Verkada committed a variety of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation of § 5 of the Federal Trade…
Bill-72: New health data transfer legislation proposed in Canada
The Government of Canada recently introduced Bill-72, the Connected Care for Canadians Act (Act), to promote the secure transfer of health information and prevent data blocking. The Act is designed to support the government’s initiative to establish an interoperable healthcare…
California Attorney General and data security, access and retention
Recent regulatory developments in training AI models under the GDPR
In 2024, many organisations have been eager to look at how they can use the data they hold to debut or build on their artificial intelligence (AI) programme. Many are looking to use that data to train AI models, or…
Violation of HIPAA Security Rule = Violation of NY SHIELD Act
12th Annual European Data Protection Conference
Please join us at our 12th Annual European Data Protection Conference.
The conference will take place in:
Frankfurt | Monday, September 30, 2024 | 11:00 – 14:30 CEST
Amsterdam | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 09:00 – 12:30 CEST
Paris…
Malaysia introduces watershed amendments to Personal Data Protection Act 2010
On 16 July 2024, the Malaysian Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament) passed the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the PDP Bill). The PDP Bill, which had been under review by the Malaysian Government for…
EDPB opines on the use of facial recognition in airports
Co-written by Swaathi Balajawahar, Trainee Solicitor
Introduction
On 23 May 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued Opinion 11/2024 on the use of facial recognition to streamline airport passengers’ flow (the Opinion). The Opinion considered the use of facial…
Ontario government introduces new bill for strengthening cybersecurity and for responsible AI
The Government of Ontario recently introduced the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (Bill 194) seeking to strengthen cybersecurity programs in the public sector and provide the groundwork for the responsible use of artificial…