Issue 236

EU & UK

  • EPRS published a proposal on the AI liability directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules.
  • ICO fined a guilty car salesman for retaining and selling data to competitors.
  • ICO issued an official statement in response to Meta’s announcement to introduce teen accounts.
  • AEPD released guidelines on obligations and responsibilities for the use of mobile devices in educational centres.
  • The Berlin data protection authority imposed fines totalling EUR 549,410 following corresponding breaches of the rules.

AMERICAS

  • FTC published a report on data practices of social media and video streaming services.
  • Texas’ AG settled with AI company accused of overpromising its healthcare technologies.
  • The New York Attorney General released a joint statement in response to the announcement made by Instagram, to make changes for underage account holders, privacy settings and overnight notifications.
  • FCC entered a USD 13 MM settlement with AT&T for a vendor data breach.

ASIA PACIFIC

  • Colombia and China signed a MoU to collaborate on information and communications technologies.
  • Australia’s OAIC outlined an approach to developing the Children’s Online Privacy Code.