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Open Rights Group Complains to ICO About Meta’s AI Data Use

The Open Rights Group (ORG) has filed a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) against Meta’s plans to use user data from Facebook and Instagram to develop AI, claiming “legitimate interests” as the legal basis. ORG argues that Meta’s approach violates UK GDPR by failing to guarantee users’ right to object and not providing clear, specific purposes for the data use. Despite Meta pausing these plans on 14 June after a GDPR complaint by noyb, ORG insists on a binding decision to protect the data of over 50 million UK residents.

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The Privacy Explorer | Week 19

Welcome to the privacy news recap for week 19 of 2024!

In this edition:

🤖 German DPAs issue joint guidance on data protection compliance in AI deployment;

📡 Austrian DSB Launches Investigation into Telecommunications Sector for GDPR Compliance;
📊 Canadian OPC Survey Highlights Privacy Priorities in Business Sector;
📶 Spain’s AEPD Releases Guidelines on WiFi Tracking;
📝 Oregon Department of Justice Releases FAQs on Consumer Privacy Act;
🔐 International Cybersecurity Agencies Release New Guidelines for Secure-by-Design Technologies;
🔄 Turkey’s KVKK Drafts New Regulation on International Personal Data Transfer;
📈 ICO Publishes 2024 Report on Increasing Cybersecurity Breaches.

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The Privacy Explorer | Week 18

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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