Monthly digest. May 2024

Links to some resources I found useful and interesting this month, May 2024

?? Publications and Guidelines ??

? EU Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta under the Digital Services Act related to the protection of minors on Facebook and Instagram

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_2664?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGTI7w9bTiZj_eA_lTue9NhP50jy1OM-xRtFWSoaVMq4JMuKvDxjSMaMYJSeMLrgk5rDVR0XdjWF6D2COkR6fDxNlXAril2DPrQttP0wwRf4oWQ

? Commission calls on 18 Member States to comply with the EU Data Governance Act

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-calls-18-member-states-comply-eu-data-governance-act?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGTR8hwE7_dAYvVbBlWLliPV2PAOxOfm4nQ1xow9UD5eBarv9tdFiI0DrN0ETf2b_IwikFxIuiV8Se3uYgi3VQDg1j-wVYxjGe1DHwzQt-oujrb

? European Data Protection Board Report of the work undertaken by the ChatGPT Taskforce

https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2024-05/edpb_20240523_report_chatgpt_taskforce_en.pdf

? EDPB. Opinion 11/2024 on the use of facial recognition to streamline airport passengers' flow (compatibility with Article 5(1)(e) and (f), 25 and 32?#GDPR). Credits to Irem H?lzl

https://www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files/2024-05/edpb_opinion_202411_facialrecognitionairports_en.pdf

? EDPS Newsletter (109)

https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/publications/newsletters/newsletter-109_en

? Court of Justice of the European Union. Selection of major judgments 2023.

https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2024-04/selection_grands_arrets_2023_en.pdf

? OVERVIEW 2023: Case Law of the CJEU and the ECtHR, Country Reports and Books of the Year. @Maria Tzanou, @Bart van der Sloot, Christina Etteldorf , Gloria González Fuster

https://edpl.lexxion.eu/article/EDPL/2024/1/20

?? https://edpl.lexxion.eu/data/article/19510/pdf/edpl_2024_01-021.pdf

? The Digital Identity Regulation Enters into Force

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/display/EUDIGITALIDENTITYWALLET/The+Digital+Identity+Regulation+Enters+into+Force

? 2024 Unit 42 Incident Response Report: Navigating the Shift in Cybersecurity Threat Tactics

https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-incident-response-report-2024-threat-guide/

?? Report https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/research/unit-42-incident-response-report

? Guidance on Age Assurance. Adam Finlay Ruth Hughes . McCann FitzGerald LLP.

https://www.mccannfitzgerald.com/knowledge/data-privacy-and-cyber-risk/guidance-on-age-assurance

?? BIK (Better Internet for Kids) age assurance self-assessment tool for digital service providers

https://www.betterinternetforkids.eu/practice/articles/article?id=7245897

? The Spanish Data Protection Agency intensifies its sanctioning activity in 2023. https://www.osborneclarke.com/insights/spanish-data-protection-agency-intensifies-its-sanctioning-activity-2023

? Wi-Fi Tracking Technologies: Guidance for Data Controllers by Agencia Espa?ola de Protección de Datos – AEPD in English. Credits to Dmitrii Filatov and Leocadio Marrero Trujillo

https://www.aepd.es/guides/wi-fi-tracking-technologies-guidance-for-data-controllers.pdf

? Ryanair accused of GDPR violations with biometric passenger verification

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202405/ryanair-accused-of-gdpr-violations-with-biometric-passenger-verification

? UK. Developers given new tools to boost cyber security in AI models as cyber security sector sees record growth

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/developers-given-new-tools-to-boost-cyber-security-in-ai-models-as-cyber-security-sector-sees-record-growth?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGTR8hwE8bMLXT8dGn2fWp504ipPkUHvNztKO9TR-oXkbLTazZG-87otgsfIgBQlxrv1YiQdHeNNGYjq63_yLrKeiQVUNd1ZvEnCNImv08P1529

? EU Collective Redress Directive: What Services Companies Need to Know (Part One). Cooley LLP Patrick Van Eecke , Josef Ansorge and David K. . Biometric Update

https://cdp.cooley.com/eu-collective-redress-directive-what-services-companies-need-to-know-part-one/#page=1

? Data Processing Agreements - Top Tips for Legal Pros. In this recorded LinkedIn Live discussion, moderated by Avishai Ostrin , Victoria Hordern & Dr. Avishay Klein discussed top tips handling DPAs.

https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/7196909373695131648/about/

??AI Regulation ??

? Artificial intelligence (AI) act: Council gives final green light ?? to the first worldwide rules on AI

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/lv/press/press-releases/2024/05/21/artificial-intelligence-ai-act-council-gives-final-green-light-to-the-first-worldwide-rules-on-ai/

? It’s hatched: our plan for Artificial Intelligence in the EU institutions. Leonardo Cervera-Navas

https://www.edps.europa.eu/press-publications/press-news/blog/its-hatched-our-plan-artificial-intelligence-eu-institutions_en

? Commission establishes AI Office to strengthen EU leadership in safe and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_2982

?? A vision for the AI Office: Rethinking digital governance in the EU. @Kai Zenner, @Philipp Hacker and Sebastian Hallensleben for Euractiv.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/all/opinion/a-vision-for-the-ai-office-rethinking-digital-governance-in-the-eu/?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGTR8hwE_IBfKUjqCq--7ccX3w9WQJDNJsJyDgOqQ5PVdhMdv7O2v_Rxko9YpwdPvQMbpfpabqcB-bfQAt3pwg5CuDVFhABxfGDrTSpfayD1CXs

? Council of Europe adopts first international treaty on artificial intelligence.

https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/council-of-europe-adopts-first-international-treaty-on-artificial-intelligence?mkt_tok=MTM4LUVaTS0wNDIAAAGTJnl-X1dto_hX0le_fOl6WF0C25Y6EoOeAe5KMv61-eV1QCtF2UG895gxg48rULYIvZJQ1JR2b6GH9cYmqQXSdpSDIyWq8Bzh6Aoo0s0tmlum

? IAPP on AI Act

Will the EU AI Act work? Lessons learned from past legislative initiatives, future challenges. Dr. Laura Caroli 17 April

https://iapp.org/news/a/will-the-eu-ai-act-work-lessons-learned-from-past-legislative-initiatives-future-challenges/

?? Get ready for the EU AI Act: Priorities for compliance. Recorded webinar ?? with with IAPP's Joe Jones moderating alongside speakers Ashley Casovan (IAPP) and Alexandra Ebert (MOSTLY AI)

https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/7197325497830100993/comments/

? The AI Act compliance deadline: harnessing evaluations for innovation and accountability. By Marius Hobbhahn | Euractiv

https://www.euractiv.com/section/all/opinion/the-ai-act-compliance-deadline-harnessing-evaluations-for-innovation-and-accountability/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=linkedin

? Navigating the EU AI Act: flowchart. Burges Salmon LLP

https://files.passle.net/Passle/5d9604688cb6230bac62c2d0/MediaLibrary/Document/2024-05-22-14-28-57-519-2024.05.22TOMWHITTAKERNavigatingtheEUAIActEnactedversion-updated22May2024DRAFT52735928.1.pdf

? Multi-million pound deepfake fraud reveals the danger posed to businesses by new AI technology. Ed Holmes . Stewarts

https://www.stewartslaw.com/news/multi-million-pound-deepfake-fraud-reveals-the-danger-posed-to-businesses-by-new-ai-technology/

? New OECD report on AI incidents

https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/defining-ai-incidents-and-related-terms_d1a8d965-en?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

? AI Act: Everything you need to know right now about the EU's regulation. Recorded webinar by ComplyCloud

https://app.getcontrast.io/register/complycloud-eng-ai-act-everything-you-need-to-know-right-now-about-the-eu-s-regulation-on-ai?

? Podcast ??? " Are we asking the right questions about AI?" In this episode of the?Deloitte Green Room podcast, Deloitte Legal's Isabel Parker joins Sam Everington , CEO of Engine, Starling Bank's Software-as-a-Service arm

https://legalbriefs.deloitte.com/post/102j5zm/podcast-are-we-asking-the-right-questions-about-ai

?? Other Resources

? The Data Privacy Advantage. Newsletter ??

Data Privacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs): Navigating Data Deletion and The Right to be Forgotten. Debbie Reynolds "The Data Diva"

https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/data-privacy-age-artificial-intelligence-ai-large-models-reynolds-shqqc/?trackingId=9dIVGMsJRUeBPjVUW0hLgw%3D%3D

? ComplyCloud Newsletter ???

https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/how-do-your-gdpr-compliance-tasks-without-overdoing-them-jsi4f/?trackingId=T9ZuvHLDbNUMCXZnREpk8Q%3D%3D

? How to Search Your Cloud Data — With No Data Movement. David Bunting. ChaosSearch Blog

https://www.chaossearch.io/blog/the-no-data-movement-movement

? EU Digital Legislation booklet. Travers Smith

https://online.flippingbook.com/view/264589564/