Issue 234

EU & UK

  • Slovenia’s Commissioner announced an Administrative Court judgment on GPS tracking of company vehicles.
  • UK’s Government published research on public attitudes towards the use of AI in education.
  • The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a blog post discussing the secure design and development of ‘digital twins.’
  • Poland’s UODO fined the National Prosecutor’s Office PLN 85,000 for disclosing personal data.
  • Ireland’s DPC welcomed the conclusion of proceedings against X’s AI tool ‘Grok’.

AMERICAS

  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $2.9M settlement with Verkada after alleged CAN-SPAM violations.
  • Assembly Bill 1008: personal information passed the California legislature following concurrence by the California State Assembly.
  • The California legislature closed its 2024 session by passing five privacy-related bills and four AI-related bills.
  • California’s legislation passed a Bill on the collection of personal information of consumers less than 18 years of age.

ASIA PACIFIC

  • Saudi Arabia’s SDAIA published amendments to Data Transfer Regulations.
  • Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) imposed a fine on a company for failures regarding DPO appointment and breach notification.
  • China’s State Council approved the Network Data Security Management Regulation draft.