Israel Proposed New Regulations for Using Biometric Data at Border Control

The Israeli Ministry of the Interior (MoI), which oversees the country’s border control, has released a draft bill proposing an amendment to the biometric database law.

The proposed amendment would allow border control agents to request biometric identification documents upon entry to Israel and attempt biometric verification using the national biometric database. This measure would only be used when an ...

First U.S. Federal Law Requiring Removal of Deepfakes

The U.S. Federal Take It Down Act, designed to combat the “revenge porn” phenomenon, was approved in Congress and signed into law. The law applies to deepfake-created pornographic content, making it the first federal law to explicitly address deepfake risks posed by AI.

Deepfakes are AI-generated images, videos, or voice recordings that can depict people doing acts they never did ...

U.S. FTC Updates COPPA Rule

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published the amended Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, aiming to strengthen the protection of children's personal information and clarify the obligations of online operators under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

The updates are based on results from the FTC’s enforcement experience and review of public comments received since the previous rule ...

California Privacy Agency Proposes New Data Privacy and AI Rules

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently issued draft regulations regarding data deletion requirements for data brokers and cybersecurity audit requirements for companies engaged in processing activities that pose an elevated cybersecurity risk.

The proposed regulations on an Accessible Delete Mechanism seek to establish a Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) to allow consumers to file a single request that their ...

Israeli Privacy Regulator Issues Draft Guidelines on Privacy in AI

Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) has released draft guidance on the application of the Privacy Protection Law to artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The draft primarily clarifies how privacy law applies throughout the development and use of AI systems, as well as to the data they generate.

The draft sets out several key compliance expectations. It requires organizations to disclose to ...

Israeli Privacy Authority Accuses CyberServe of Violations Amid a Data Breach

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) recently issued a Finding of Wrongdoing against the Israeli web storage company CyberServe, which fell victim to a cyberattack in 2021. The attack led to the exposure of extremely sensitive data, causing severe harm the data subjects.

CyberServe was accused of deficient security measures that facilitated the attack. Alongside the PPA's investigation into the ...

Tech Companies Hit with Hefty Penalties for Privacy Violations

Technology companies are increasingly being forced to pay fines and settlements due to violations of privacy and data protection laws. TikTok was recently issued a €530 million fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), and Google settled a lawsuit in Texas, agreeing to pay a penalty of more than $1.3 billion.

Following an investigation into the Chinese social media ...

U.S. Copyright Office Questions Fair Use in Generative AI Training

The U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) has released a pre-publication version of Part 3 of its Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (AI) report, addressing copyright issues arising from using copyrighted materials to train generative AI.

According to the report, a case-by-case analysis is required to determine whether training AI using copyrighted content constitutes infringement or is permitted under the fair use defense. ...