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The US and the UK Announce 21st Century Economic Partnership

The United States and the United Kingdom have announced a framework for economic relations between the countries in the 21st century, coined the “Atlantic Declaration: A Framework for a Twenty-First Century U.S.-UK Economic Partnership". The framework includes several elements, covering also privacy and artificial intelligence:

  • Increasing cooperation on personal data, with both countries committed in principle to establishing a "Data ...

EDPB Publishes Final Guidance on Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published the final guidelines on the use of facial recognition technology in the field of law enforcement. The guidelines emphasize that the use of biometric identification for enforcement purposes requires that national legislation provide an adequate legal basis for processing biometric data. The legislature must authorize the relevant authority to process sensitive personal ...

CJEU Says Poland’s Judiciary Reform Violates Privacy and Data Protection Rights

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down portions of the judiciary reform in Poland relating to the collection and publication of personal information about judges, holding that these provisions violate privacy and data protection laws and constitutional principles of the European Union.

The CJEU’s decision was issued in a lawsuit filed by the European Union Commission ...

Apple Instructs Its Employees Not to Use ChatGPT Due to Data Processing Concerns

Apple has reportedly joined other major companies in restricting the use of AI tools, especially generative AI tools, due to concerns regarding data security.

The ban includes services such as ChatGPT and others such as GitHub Copilot which programmers use. The decision was influenced by concerns related to how these AI platforms handle data and the fact that Apple’s competitor, ...

U.S. Supreme Court Says Google and Twitter Are Not Liable for Content that Incites Terrorism

The Supreme Court of the United States held that Twitter, Facebook, and Google’s YouTube are not responsible for allowing ISIS to use their platforms to promote terrorist agendas. The decision was delivered on a lawsuit filed by the family of a Jordanian citizen who was murdered in an ISIS attack at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul.

The lawsuit alleged claims ...

Meta (formerly Facebook) Is Hit with an Enormous 1.2 Billion Euro Fine for Data Protection Violations

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) found that Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) violated the GDPR due to continuing to transfer personal information from the European Union to the United States following the Schrems II decision of the CJEU in reliance on the Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC). The fine, 1.2 billion Euros, is the largest fine imposed to date ...

Government and Industry Stakeholders in the US and EU Call for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

The White House has announced a new initiative to further promote responsible American innovation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). As part of this initiative, the White House hosted a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence Summit. Vice President Harris emphasized the ethical, moral, and legal responsibilities of the private sector in ensuring the safety and security of their products while complying ...

CJEU Says GDPR Damages Are Recoverable Even If Damage Is Minimal

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that the mere infringement of the provisions of GDPR is insufficient to give rise to compensation unless the data subject can prove that they suffered damage (monetary or non-monetary loss), even if minimally, because of the infringement.

The judgment was delivered on a lawsuit filed by an Austrian citizen against ...

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