On July 12, 2024, the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (“EU AI Act”), was published in the EU Official Journal. The EU AI Act formally applies across all 27 EU Member States on August 1, 2024. Yet its enforcement will be phased, with the majority of its provisions becoming fully binding on August 2, 2026.
The timeline ...
On July 8, 2024, the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) published a draft opinion for public comments on transferring information outside Israel, interpreting Regulation 2(4) of the Privacy Protection (Transfers of Data to Databases Abroad) Regulations, 5761-2001.
According to the regulations, personal data can generally only be transferred outside Israel if the destination country ensures a level of data protection ...
The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has released its second series of recommendations for AI system developers, emphasizing GDPR compliance. Building on the initial guidance issued last month, this new series aims to balance innovation with respect for individual rights.
The new recommendations cover the following areas –
A class-action lawsuit filed in November 2022 against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI has been largely dismissed, leaving only two allegations intact. The developers who initiated the lawsuit claimed that GitHub Copilot, a coding assistant powered by OpenAI’s technology, unlawfully copied their code. They argued that Copilot, trained on open-source software from GitHub, suggested code snippets without proper licensing or credit, ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office are taking action against NGL Labs, LLC, and two of its co-founders for multiple violations related to their anonymous messaging app, which allows users to receive anonymous messages from friends and social media followers.
Key allegations include marketing the service to children and teens, falsely claiming its AI ...
The European Commission has notified Meta of its preliminary finding that the company’s “Subscription for no ads” advertising model does not comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This model forces EU users of Facebook and Instagram to choose between paying a monthly subscription fee to access an ad-free version or using a free version with personalized ads.
The DMA ...
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