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February 9, 2021

The Future of AI Policy in the UK

UK’s AI Council – an independent government advisory body – published its AI Roadmap.

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February 9, 2021

Virginia Set to Become Second US State to Pass a Comprehensive Privacy Law

Virginia Senate passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act on February 3.

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February 7, 2021

‘Orwellian’ AI lie detector project challenged in EU court

A legal challenge was heard today in Europe’s Court of Justice in relation to a controversial EU-funded research project using artificial intelligence for facial “lie detection” with the aim of speeding up immigration checks.

February 7, 2021

Google Explores Alternative to Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Feature

Google is exploring an alternative to Apple Inc.’s new anti-tracking feature, the latest sign that the internet industry is slowly embracing user privacy, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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February 7, 2021

“Party affinity” data may not be processed without the consent, Austrian court rules

The Federal Administrative Court of Austria confirmed that “party affinity” data may not be processed without the consent.

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February 7, 2021

US publisher not within GDPR scope despite European readership

A US-registered publisher’s processing of a British resident’s personal data did not breached EU data protection laws as High Court in London ruled that the GDPR do not apply to it.

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February 7, 2021

Constitutional court bans bulk Internet surveillance in South Africa

The constitutional court banned the South African state from bulk surveillance of online communication, preventing security agencies from hoovering up Internet data.

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February 7, 2021

CNIL Calls Organizations to Audit their Sites and Apps for Cookie Compliance

French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) announced that it sent letters and emails to approximately 300 organizations, both private and public, to remind them of the new cookie law rules and the need to audit sites and apps to comply with those rules by March 31, 2021.