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EPIC Urges UK Department for Education to Consider Privacy and Safety of Transgender Children in New Guidance
On March 12, EPIC submitted comments to the UK Department for Education regarding its draft consultation on gender questioning kids. The Draft Consultation is meant to guide schools and colleges in England on policies regarding requests by transgender children to socially transition, such as name and pronoun changes.
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Data Protection
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International Privacy
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Student Privacy
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European Commission Publishes Interactive Summary of Platform Content Moderation Data
The European Commission has published an interactive dashboard that summarizes data on content moderation decisions from multiple online platform providers.
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Access to Information
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Data Protection
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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International Privacy
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Online Harassment
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EU Lawmakers Clinch Deal on Landmark Artificial Intelligence Legislation
Late Friday night, EU policymakers reached a political agreement on the final terms of the Artificial Intelligence Act.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Data Protection
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Top EU Court Rules Against Use of Automated Decision-Making Algorithms in Credit Information Industry
The CJEU ruled that the creation of an automated “probability value based on personal data concerning his or her ability to meet payment commitments in the future” by a credit information agency constitutes an “automated individual decision making” within the meaning of Article 22.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Data Protection
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy Laws
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Screening & Scoring
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EDPB Clarifies Ban on Meta’s Processing of Personal Data for Targeted Advertising
On December 7th, the EDPB clarified that a contract is not a legitimate purpose for Meta’s processing of personal data, striking down the subscription service model.
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Big Data
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Commercial AI Use
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy Laws
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Social Media Privacy
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EDPB Orders Stop to Meta’s Behavioral Advertising
On October 27, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an urgent binding decision that the Irish Data Protection Authority (DPA) must ban Meta from behavioral advertising in the European Economic Area by November 10th.
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Big Data
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy Laws
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Social Media Privacy
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EPIC Urges UK ICO To Address Law Enforcement Use of Private Data/Systems, Security Issues, AI, and “Soft Biometrics” in Draft Biometric Data Guidance
In comments filed October 20th, EPIC urged the UK ICO's Identity and Trust Team (Technology Policy) to make updates to its draft biometric data guidance. In particular, we recommend that the guidance be expanded to (i) address the pervasive ties between law enforcement and private companies' biometric data and systems; (ii) establish baseline security standards for biometric processing, including a template risk assessment; and (iii) detail the risks of scale and scope of harm present where AI is integrated into biometric systems.
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy in Public
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Privacy Laws
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Surveillance Oversight
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Microsoft Adapts AI Governance Blueprint for India
Microsoft recently published a white paper adapting its AI Governance Blueprint for India, setting out policy ideas and recommendations tailored to India's governance and regulatory structure
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AI Policy
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Data Protection
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Government AI Use
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International Privacy
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Updates
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India Passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has passed both the upper and lower houses of Parliament and will soon be signed into law.
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Data Protection
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy Laws
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Updates
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European Commission Adopts Adequacy Decision for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
The European Commission has formally adopted an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the Framework). U.S. and EU authorities developed the Framework to replace Privacy Shield, a data transfer framework which was deemed non-compliant with the GDPR in the Schrems II case.
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Communications Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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FISA Section 702
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Intelligence Surveillance
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy Laws
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Surveillance Oversight
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