getmisch8h ago
In clear violation of the #PrivacyAct of 1974 & the E-Government Act of 2002: #WhiteHouse "now operates four public #federal #websites: ndstudio.gov, trumprx.gov, realfood.gov & trumpaccounts.gov."
All are running illegal #surveillance #software, "none carries the public filings [that] federal #PrivacyLaw requires."
In violation of the Help #America #Vote Act of 2002, *vote.org is being tracked* by the President, capturing all #VoterRegistration activity.
#fascist #USA
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/government-website-visitor-tracking-surveillance-fears
‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears

The National Design Studio, staffed by Doge veterans, installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites

The Guardian
Mathrubhumi English3d ago
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that photographing an examination question paper and sharing it via WhatsApp does not constitute a privacy violation under Section 66E of the Information Technology Act. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/sharing-exam-question-paper-on-whatsapp-not-a-privacy-violation-under-it-act-gujarat-hc-jxm2538n?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #GujaratHC #WhatsApp #ITAct #PrivacyLaw #LegalNews
ISOC LIVE4d ago

WEBINAR 30 JUN 16:00 UTC - ITIF - The New Push for a National Data Privacy Standard

https://isoc.live/21422

ITIF hosts a panel on the path to a US national data privacy framework, moderated by Ash Johnson with Richard Sill (Reason Foundation), Morgan Stevens (ACT | The App Association) and Ruth Whittaker (Third Way).

#DataPrivacy #PrivacyLaw #TechPolicy #ITIF

ZwillGenJun 18

Colorado has significantly scaled back its AI Act, dropping many of the governance requirements that once made it the most demanding AI law in the country.

#ArtificialIntelligence #PrivacyLaw

https://www.zwillgen.com/artificial-intelligence/colorado-pares-back-its-ai-act

Colorado Pares Back Its AI Act

The new Act, which comes into effect January 1, 2027, substantially pares back the previous version of the law.

ZwillGen
CBC BusinessJun 11
Grok's sexual deepfakes violated Canadian privacy law, says privacy commissioner
After launching an investigation in January to examine the proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X, Canada's privacy commissioner says Grok's AI image generation tool was launched without adequate safeguards and didn't properly consider harms to privacy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/grok-deepfakes-privacy-commissioner-9.7231471?cmp=rss
PPC LandJun 11
FYI: German court asks CJEU: must platforms publish GDPR joint controller details?: Dusseldorf court sends GDPR Article 26(2) to the CJEU, asking if joint controller terms must appear online - with major implications for ad tech platforms. https://ppc.land/german-court-asks-cjeu-must-platforms-publish-gdpr-joint-controller-details/ #GDPR #PrivacyLaw #DataProtection #AdTech #CJEU
German court asks CJEU: must platforms publish GDPR joint controller details?

Dusseldorf court sends GDPR Article 26(2) to the CJEU, asking if joint controller terms must appear online - with major implications for ad tech platforms.

PPC Land
CBC PoliticsJun 11
Grok's sexual deepfakes violated Canadian privacy law, says privacy commissioner
After launching an investigation in January to examine the proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X, Canada's privacy commissioner says Grok's AI image generation tool was launched without adequate safeguards and didn't properly consider harms to privacy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/grok-deepfakes-privacy-commissioner-9.7231471?cmp=rss
CBC Top StoriesJun 11
Grok's sexual deepfakes violated Canadian privacy law, says privacy commissioner
After launching an investigation in January to examine the proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X, Canada's privacy commissioner says Grok's AI image generation tool was launched without adequate safeguards and didn't properly consider harms to privacy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/grok-deepfakes-privacy-commissioner-9.7231471?cmp=rss
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻Jun 8

“Our #privacy #law is dangerously out of date. It was largely drafted before the internet, let alone the age of #ArtificialIntelligence," he said.

"If you can update our #PrivacyLaw, that's probably the single biggest step you could take to protect #Australians from their personal information being used against them in the age of #AI." — Professor #EdSantow

#Straya / #AusPol / #Policy <https://abc.net.au/news/2026-06-08/federal-government-ai-policy-retreat-data-centres-four-corners/106753596>

It's an AI behemoth. Now Anthropic is making a power play in Australia

The world's biggest tech titans see Australia as a promising investment opportunity for their AI ambitions, but some fear the federal government's regulatory retreat could lead to harm.

CBC EdmontonJun 5
Poll suggests 84% of Albertans want privacy law to cover political parties and candidates
At least four in five Albertans agree that the privacy law applying to businesses should also apply to political parties, suggests a new Ipsos poll, conducted for a B.C. privacy advocacy organization.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-privacy-commissioner-poll-voter-lists-personal-data-9.7224366?cmp=rss