CBC Business1d ago
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 Land2d ago
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.

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CBC Politics2d ago
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 Stories2d ago
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
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“Our #privacy #law is dangerously out of date.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
CBC CalgaryJun 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
PPC LandMay 31
ICYMI: Eight years of GDPR: 40% of the €7.1B in fines annulled or under challenge: Eight years after GDPR took effect, nearly 40% of the €7.1B in announced fines have been annulled or are under active legal challenge, enforcement data shows. https://ppc.land/eight-years-of-gdpr-40-of-the-eur7-1b-in-fines-annulled-or-under-challenge/ #GDPR #DataProtection #PrivacyLaw #LegalChallenge #DataPrivacy
Eight years of GDPR: 40% of the €7.1B in fines annulled or under challenge

Eight years after GDPR took effect, nearly 40% of the €7.1B in announced fines have been annulled or are under active legal challenge, enforcement data shows.

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Jonathan JoshuaMay 29

Digital driver's licenses have been around for a while now. When they first came out, privacy groups expressed concerns. I haven't heard much since then, though, and NY just rolled out their version of it.

Anyone have any recommended resources (recent) or thoughts about the current benefits or risks of downloading an app and uploading my drivers license into it?

#privacylaw #privacy

PPC LandMay 29
ICYMI: Italian court kills OpenAI's €15M fine - and it wasn't even close: A Rome court annulled the Italian Garante's €15M ChatGPT fine, ruling the authority had no jurisdiction once OpenAI established its Irish subsidiary in 2024. https://ppc.land/italian-court-kills-openais-eur15m-fine-and-it-wasnt-even-close/ #OpenAI #ChatGPT #ItalianCourt #AIRegulation #PrivacyLaw
Italian court kills OpenAI's €15M fine - and it wasn't even close

A Rome court annulled the Italian Garante's €15M ChatGPT fine, ruling the authority had no jurisdiction once OpenAI established its Irish subsidiary in 2024.

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