Month: September 2023

  • PRG News Roundup, September 20, 2023

    News

    On September 19, UK passed the Online Safety Bill  which sets new and tougher duties on social media platforms seeking, among other things, children’s protection and safety.

    A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction and blocked enforcement of California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act on First Amendment grounds.

    Amazon announced the launch of “Eye Gaze”, a new Alexa feature to support users with mobility or speech disabilities. 

    Privacy class action claim against Open AI was dropped.

    Fiction authors filed a class action lawsuit in SDNY against Open AI for IP infringement in training their models. (SDNY Docket No. 1:23-cv-8292)

    The Irish Data Protection Commission fined TikTok for violations to the GDPR, in particular to provisions protecting minors.

    Events

    The Information Law Institute (ILI) is co-sponsoring an in-person event on October 26 which will focus on children’s privacy. 

    (Compiled by Student Fellow Valentina Salas)

  • PRG News Roundup, September 13, 2023

    News

    Mozilla says “modern cars are a privacy nightmare.”

    This summer has seen increasing attention by data protection agencies towards the collection and use of personal data to train AI models. Such use often violates many provisions of GDPR.

    Ignacio Cofone’s new book, Privacy Fallacy, is expected to be published in December.

    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s meetings on regulating AI continue today with their most high profile iteration yet.

    Events

    There are two privacy related events happening at NYU today – Rights over Tech’s Fall Welcome Picnic and the Race, Tech, and Justice Salon.

    (Compiled by Student Fellow and Web Designer Jacob Leiken)