French Privacy Regulator Publishes AI Guidelines

The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has published final guidelines for developing AI systems with a strong focus on data protection. These guidelines are designed to support AI ecosystem players in complying with personal data protection legislation and offer practical solutions, illustrated with examples, for applying the rules of the GDPR to AI systems.

Essential elements of the guidelines include ...

EDPB Opinion on Facial Recognition in Airports

The European Data Protection Board issued an opinion on facial recognition technologies at airports, highlighting that individuals have control over their biometric data. The opinion analyzes the use of biometric verification systems for the specific purpose of streamlining the passenger flow at airport security checkpoints, baggage drop-off, boarding, and access to passenger lounges.

The opinion considers four types of biometric ...

New York Enacts Landmark Act to Curb Addictive Social Media Feeds

On June 7, 2024, the New York legislature passed the precedential Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation for Kids Act, targeting the harmful effects of social media on children. The Governor of the State of New York subsequently signed the Act into law on June 21, 2024. The law aims to protect children’s mental health by restricting their exposure to addictive social ...

Israeli Supreme Court Says Consumer-Facing Terms Are Subject to Israeli Law

The Israeli Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision holding that operators of foreign (non-Israeli) websites and online services that take steps to target Israeli consumers, are likely to have their terms of service governed by Israeli law when they face disputes with Israeli consumers that allege violations of Israeli law, regardless of the choice of law clause in the terms ...

New AI and Privacy Laws in Colorado, Vermont, Minnesota, and Maryland

The Governor of Colorado recently signed into law AI bill SB 205, titled “CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN INTERACTIONS WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS”. The law takes effect on February 1, 2026. It focuses on “high-risk” AI systems involved in making consequential decisions, imposing a duty on developers and deployers to prevent algorithmic discrimination. Developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems must use ...

NOYB Urges Immediate Action Against Meta’s Data Use for AI Training

The Austrian non-profit privacy advocacy group NOYB (None of Your Business) has called for immediate action from national privacy watchdogs across the European Union in response to recent changes in Meta’s privacy policy, effective June 26, 2024. These changes allow Meta to use personal data, including years of personal posts, private images, and online tracking data, to train its AI ...

Court Rules Social Media Not Liable for Harmful Impact on Students

A California Court in Los Angeles County has ruled that popular social media networks that teenagers use are not required to cover the costs that schools incur in addressing the negative effects of social media on students. This decision was delivered in a lawsuit filed by several school districts. The plaintiffs argued that social media use among teenagers has increased ...

Apple Patents AirPods with Advanced Biosensors for Health Monitoring

Apple has been granted a patent for AirPods with biosensors to monitor various biosignals, according to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The patent, titled ‘Biosignal Sensing Device Using Dynamic Selection of Electrodes,’ describes a wearable device for measuring a user’s biological signals, including but not limited to electroencephalography (EEG), electromyography (EMG), and electrooculography (EOG).

The patent notes that brain ...