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EPIC Awards Johnny Ryan, Beeban Kidron as EPIC International Privacy Champions

• Children's Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• International Privacy

• Updates

Ireland Fines Meta €1.2 Billion, Orders Halt of Personal Data Transfers to U.S.

ompany to suspend transfers of personal data to the United States within five months, finding that Meta’s transfers violation the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• FISA Section 702

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

EPIC Comments on EU Metaverse Vision

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• Updates

EU Parliament Approves AI Act, Urges Rejection of Transatlantic Data Framework

uropean Parliament held a series of meetings, resulting in adopting both the text of the AI Act and a resolution outlining risks and proposals for change in the currently-proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

• AI in the Criminal Justice System

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• Screening & Scoring

• Web Scraping

• Updates

Italy Bans ChatGPT and Begins Investigating Potential GDPR Violations by OpenAI

Yesterday, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued an order under the GDPR requiring OpenAI to immediately stop processing local user data, effectively blocking ChatGPT until OpenAI complies with European data protection laws. The DPA’s order comes at a time of increased scrutiny over ChatGPT and similar generative A.I. models.

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Consumer Privacy

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• International Privacy

• Updates

OECD Countries Adopt Agreement on Government Access to Personal Data

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• Updates

European Commission Publishes Draft Adequacy Decision on EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

New Executive Order on Signals Intelligence: A Meaningful—but Insufficient—Step Forward

On October 7, President Biden signed an Executive Order which imposes new limitations on U.S. surveillance programs and creates a new redress mechanism for data subjects abroad. This Executive Order is intended to replace the now-defunct Privacy Shield program but is unlikely to satisfy the European Union (EU) legal standards for privacy protections.

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (Part 6 of 6)

There is no robust empirical evidence that the adoption of Chinese surveillance tools results in the reduction of crime. The continual procurement of these tools despite lack of evidence of efficacy raises a series of questions: why are local elites interested in procuring these tools? To what extent do these tools empower new forms of governmentality? What are the hidden costs of adopting digital surveillance tools for Kenya and other African states?

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• International Privacy

• International Privacy Laws

• Privacy in Public

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

President Biden Signs Executive Order Creating New Safeguards for U.S. Surveillance Programs

• Data Protection

• Intelligence Surveillance

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates