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News BriefEx-Apple engineer charged with theft of trade secrets in DOJ sweep
A new strike force co-led by the Department of Justice and Commerce Department made an impact when charges against a former Apple engineer for theft and attempted theft of trade secrets were included as part of its first enforcement actions.
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ArticleGreat connector Bill Burtis celebrated by colleagues as CCO of the Year
Bill Burtis, affable chief compliance officer of networking and cybersecurity solutions company Juniper Networks, was named CCO of the Year at the 2023 Excellence in Compliance Awards.
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News BriefFrench DPA fines Clearview AI $5.7M for noncompliance with previous order
France’s data protection authority last month fined facial recognition company Clearview AI €5.2 million (then-U.S. $5.7 million) for failing to comply with an October order to cease and desist from further violations of the General Data Protection Regulation.
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News BriefFacebook faces data monetization limits in third FTC order
Facebook violated a 2020 data privacy order that mandated enhanced privacy controls for users, the Federal Trade Commission alleged, recommending stricter controls be imposed on the social media giant.
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PremiumBig Tech, ad industry bracing for Meta data transfer decision
Meta and other Big Tech firms will soon learn if they might be prevented from transferring the personal data of European citizens to the United States in the way they do now.
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PremiumKPMG survey finds CCOs gearing to add staff, increase tech spend
A new KPMG survey of chief compliance officers at Fortune 500 companies found nearly three out of every four expect to enhance their compliance functions in response to pressure from regulators and their own boards.
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OpinionRecord Seagate enforcement a reminder it doesn’t matter if you think you’re right
Not knowing with certainty whether the business you’re conducting meets all relevant regulatory standards is a recipe for trouble, as Seagate learned in paying $300 million for its restricted dealings with Chinese telecom Huawei.
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News BriefChatGPT back in Italy after user privacy updates
ChatGPT restored access for Italian users after changes to its privacy controls were welcomed by the country’s data protection authority.
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News BriefU.S. authorities reiterate enforcement focus on AI discrimination
Officials at four U.S. agencies warned they are prepared to act against bias or discrimination that involves artificial intelligence.
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PremiumIs ChatGPT the privacy problem? Or is GDPR?
Scrutiny into ChatGPT has reignited concerns the General Data Protection Regulation is either stifling innovations in technology or that the legislation is not flexible enough to keep pace with technological advances. Experts weigh in.
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News BriefSeagate fined record $300M over export business with Huawei
Seagate will pay the largest stand-alone administrative penalty in the history of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security for violating export control restrictions against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.
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Pax8 names first chief legal officer
Information technology and cloud services provider Pax8 announced the appointment of Carrie Schiff as its first chief legal officer.
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News BriefEU lawmakers float changes to AI Act to account for ChatGPT
The European Union’s draft law to regulate artificial intelligence must be updated to include overarching controls on chatbots like ChatGPT, a group of European Parliament members wrote in an open letter.
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News BriefEDPB task force latest scrutinizing ChatGPT, AI accountability
The European Data Protection Board is the latest regulatory body assessing the applicability of ChatGPT amid skyrocketing data privacy concerns regarding the popular artificial intelligence platform.
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News BriefMicrosoft to pay $3.3M to settle sanctions, export control violations
Microsoft will pay more than $3.3 million to settle charges from the Office of Foreign Assets Control and Bureau of Industry and Security its subsidiaries violated sanctions laws and export controls across their dealings in four sanctioned countries and Ukraine’s Crimea region.
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News BriefTikTok fined $15.9M for violations of U.K. GDPR
Social media platform TikTok was fined £12.7 million (U.S. $15.9 million) by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office for using the personal data of children without parental consent and other violations of data protection mandates.
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News BriefChatGPT exits Italy after GDPR violation warning
The Italian data protection authority shut down ChatGPT in the country, alleging the AI chatbot violates European Union privacy laws and has no controls to stop it interacting inappropriately with young children.
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News BriefTikTok CEO to boast data security efforts in Congress testimony
The fate of popular social media app TikTok in the United States could hinge on the testimony of CEO Shou Zi Chew before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Advanced Vapor Devices names general counsel
Advanced Vapor Devices announced the appointment of Doug Fischer as general counsel.
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News BriefWeb hosting company fined in DOJ cyber fraud case
Web hosting company Jelly Bean Communications Design and its manager agreed to pay $293,771 in the latest Department of Justice case holding government contractors accountable for poor cybersecurity practices.