Data legislation? Oh yeah, I've definitely heard of that...
No. 42: Bringing you the news that matters in video privacy and security
A note from our Editor
Hi all,
More of the world is now making concrete strides in the provision of sweeping data privacy legislation. Policy continues to expand geographically with more specific coverage and enforcement.
In America, Congress is proposing a Federal American Data Privacy and Protection Bill which will change the way that the entire country collects, shares and protects data. This is revolutionary for not only the US, but will dramatically harmonise how the EU and the rest of the world share data with America.
In Europe, plans to create legislation to allow European countries can share health data with each other more easily are coming into play. Even though this could be a great way to spur medical innovation and breakthroughs, this special category data must have added layers of protection against unlawful access and to protect individuals' privacy - some are concerned that the latest draft of this legislation doesn't yet have.
Meanwhile in the UK, there are new proposals for an AI rulebook which would help create clear guidelines for AI businesses on how to use and develop the technology responsibly and how the regulators should manage it. This would include reducing compliance burdens and to evaluate AI solutions based on the specific context of their planned usage and deployments.
As always, please let me know if you have any feedback on this newsletter or want to see any other topics covered.
Emma
News
Amazon gave Ring camera footage to Police without user consent
Amazon has shared video data from user Ring cameras with police across the US, without user consent. This has raised privacy concerns around Ring's surveillance practices - even though they claim that all sharing instances were because of "an emergency".
WIRED: Security News This Week: Amazon Handed Ring Videos to Cops Without Warrants
UK West Midlands Police first to live-stream body camera video
The West Midlands Police is the first UK force to start using live-streaming on its body worn cameras. This means that officers can remotely view another officer's camera in real-time - but there are strict rules over its use.
BBC: West Midlands Police to live-stream body cam footage
Police Professional: West Midlands Police first force to live-stream body-worn camera footage
Europe's health data reuse plan needs to be revised to prioritise privacy
EU lawmakers have proposed establishing a legal framework to make it easier to share electronic health records and other medical data - across European borders. However, many are concerned about the measures in place to avoid the risk of unlawful access and other privacy concerns.
Tech Crunch: Europe’s health data reuse plan needs some surgery, say privacy supervisors
All the latest with the American Data Privacy and Protection Act
A new version of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) has been released and many privacy advocates are happy about it. So much so that it seems likely it will be passed very soon, giving America a federal data privacy law.
WIRED: Don’t Look Now, but Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill
IAPP: Advocate views vary on American Data Privacy and Protection Act
What's happening with Google across Europe?
Google is all over the data privacy news across Europe: from countries such as Italy and France banning Google Analytics, Denmark have banned Google Chromebooks and Workspace - all over data privacy concerns, and Google Cloud goes down in the heat of the London summer.
Compliance Week: Spanish DPA fines Google $10.6M for GDPR violations
Tech Crunch: Denmark bans Chromebooks and Google Workspace in schools over data transfer risks
Reuters: Google Cloud data center in London faces outage on UK's hottest day
AI Snippet of the Week
AI that solves maths problems, translates 200 languages and draws kangaroos
Meta has been experimenting with creating new models as part of their initiative called No Language Left Behind. Machine-learning translation capabilities have grown significantly over recent years, and their model is being trained to understand vast and obscure languages to help translate on Facebook News Feed and Instagram.
Tech Crunch: Perceptron: AI that solves math problems, translates 200 languages and draws kangaroos
Policy Updates
UK proposes new AI rulebook
Along with the UK's Data Protection Bill, the UK Government has proposed new plans for an AI rulebook to help regulate and promote the technology. It will address future risks and opportunities so businesses are clear on how they can develop AI systems, and consumers can be sure they are safe and secure.
UK Authority: Government publishes principles for AI regulation
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