Right to be Forgotten laws must extend to generative AI, say researchers
If only the internet embraced the notion behind the popular Las Vegas slogan: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."
Consumer & Gadgets
News tagged with fundamental rights
Internet
EU tries again with new framework for data flows to US
The European Commission said Monday it has adopted a new legal framework to protect Europeans' personal data in exchanges with the United States—its third attempt to get past legal challenges.
Jul 10, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
As AI rises, lawmakers try to catch up
From "intelligent" vacuum cleaners and driverless cars to advanced techniques for diagnosing diseases, artificial intelligence has burrowed its way into every arena of modern life.
Dec 7, 2022
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Security
UK police fail to meet 'legal and ethical standards' in use of facial recognition, say experts
A team from the University of Cambridge's Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy created the new audit tool to evaluate "compliance with the law and national guidance" around issues such as privacy, equality, and freedom ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Deadbots can speak for you after your death. Is that ethical?
Machine-learning systems are increasingly worming their way through our everyday lives, challenging our moral and social values and the rules that govern them. These days, virtual assistants threaten the privacy of the home; ...
May 10, 2022
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Internet
How European rulings imperil flagship Google product
Lax laws and sweetheart deals are becoming a thing of the past for big tech firms, particularly in Europe where a series of rulings is posing a major threat to one of Google's flagship products.
Mar 25, 2022
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Business
EXPLAINER: How sweeping EU rules would curb tech companies
Online companies would have to ramp up efforts to keep harmful content off their platforms and take other steps to protect users under rules that European Union lawmakers are set to vote on Thursday.
Jan 20, 2022
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Business
Europol ordered to delete data not linked with crime
The European Union crime agency has been ordered by the 27-nation bloc's data protection watchdog to erase information related to individuals with no proven link to crime.
Jan 10, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
EU data watchdogs want ban on AI facial recognition
The EU's data protection agencies on Monday called for an outright ban on using artificial intelligence to identify people in public places, pointing to the "extremely high" risks to privacy.
Jun 21, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
EU unveils 'landmark' AI rules to curb Big Brother fears (Update)
The EU unveiled a plan Wednesday to regulate the sprawling field of artificial intelligence, aimed at easing public fears of Big Brother-like abuses by imposing checks on technology deemed "high-risk".
Apr 14, 2021
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