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FCC Proposes New AI Disclosure Rules for Political Ads

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The FCC has introduced a proposal to standardize the disclosure of AI-generated content in political advertisements. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aims to bring uniformity to state laws regulating AI use in political campaigns. The proposal requires broadcasters, cable operators, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) providers, and Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services (SDARS) licensees to disclose AI-generated content in political ads through on-air announcements and notices in political files. The initiative seeks to enhance transparency and help voters make informed decisions, amid concerns about AI-generated “deepfakes” misleading the public.

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FCC and TracFone Settle $16 Million Fine Over Data Breaches

Enforcement |

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a settlement with TracFone Wireless Inc., resolving investigations into three significant data breaches. The breaches, occurring between January 2021 and January 2023, exposed customers’ personal information due to vulnerabilities in application programming interfaces (APIs). The settlement includes a $16 million penalty and mandates comprehensive security measures, such as improved API security, SIM change and port-out protections, and regular security assessments.

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The Privacy Explorer | Week 18

The Privacy Explorer |

Welcome to the privacy news recap for week 18 of 2024!

In this edition:
📱US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Imposes Heavy Fines on Major US Carriers for Illegal Data Sharing Practices;

🤖 OpenAI’s GDPR Compliance Faces New Challenge In Europe;

👥 EU Commission Initiates Formal Proceedings Against Meta for Possible Digital Services Act Violations;

📄 Norwegian Data Protection Authority publishes annual report for 2023;

⚖️ CJEU Rules on Data Retention and Privacy in Copyright Enforcement Case (C-470/21 La Quadrature du Net and Others);

⚖️ CJEU Ruling on Data Access for Crime Investigation Under the ePrivacy Directive (C‑178/22);

🛡️ NIST publishes Cyber Security Framework 2.0 small business guide;

📥 Dutch DPA publishes guidelines on data scraping and considers it “mostly illegal”;

👁️ Dutch DPA publishes general framework for facial recognition;

📝 UK ICO launches tool to help create privacy notices;

🏛️ OECD Updates AI Principles.

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