The OECD has published a report mapping the principles set out in the OECD Privacy Guidelines to the OECD AI Principles. As explained in the report, ‘AI and privacy policy communities often address these issues independently, with approaches that vary between jurisdictions and legal systems. These silos can generate misunderstandings, add complexities […]
Privacy - EU, UK and US
EU Commission takes on Meta
The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA). The proceedings will focus on suspected infringements of Meta’s policies and practices involving: Deceptive advertisements and disinformation Visibility of political content The non-availability of an effective third-party […]
U.S. and UK regulators announce enforcing non-compliant cookies a priority
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are both actively enforcing non-compliant website cookie banners. In the U.S., the FTC have announced proposed settlements arising from three enforcement actions, reflecting the FTC’s ‘heightened focus on pervasive extraction and mishandling of consumers’ sensitive personal data.’ In mid-February, the FTC […]
EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
This week the European Commission has adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The decision concludes that the United States ensures an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the European Union – for personal data transferred from the EU to US companies under the new […]
Happy 5th Birthday GDPR
On the 5th anniversary of commencement of the GDPR, Věra Jourová, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, and Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, issued a statement highlighting that the GDPR was a decisive step in shaping the digital transition in the EU, setting global standards for the safe regulation of data […]
OECD Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data held by Private Sector Entities
On 14 December 2022, the OECD members adopted the Declaration on Government Access to Personal Data held by Private Sector Entities. It is an intergovernmental agreement on common approaches to safeguard privacy and other human rights and freedoms when accessing personal data for national security and law enforcement purposes, and […]
OECD Declaration on a Trusted, Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Future
On 15 December 2022, the OECD members adopted the Declaration on a Trusted, Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Future. The Declaration calls on the OEDC through the Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP) to develop policy standards and guidance for a trusted, sustainable, inclusive digital future for our countries that reflect […]
Protecting Privacy by Minimizing Data
Posted with permission from Active Navigation, originally published on June 1. Ten years ago, there was no such thing as too much data. Notions about data being the “new oil” prompted organizations to horde every byte they could, hoping that they might be able to harness it down the road. […]
