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Transatlantic Data Deal Challenged Before EU Court 📜

A fresh legal challenge has emerged regarding the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, designed to address data transfer concerns between the EU and the United States. This challenge comes merely months after its inception, following the 2020 annulment of its predecessor, Privacy Shield.

The new challenge asserts that the agreement lacks adequate safeguards for fundamental rights, potentially violating the EU Charter and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Two legal challenges have been initiated, one aiming to suspend the agreement immediately, and the other targeting its content. 📄❌

Moreover, procedural issues have been raised, including the communication of the Data Privacy Framework exclusively in English to EU member states and its absence from the EU’s Official Journal. 📢📚

This legal development reopens the debate over the delicate balance between national security and data privacy in transatlantic data sharing.

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📜 White House issues Executive Order setting new standards for AI regulation 🌐

President Biden has taken a stride in ensuring that America takes the forefront in harnessing the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) while also addressing its challenges.

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Update on EU's AI Act: EU policymakers Have Proposed Stricter Regulations for High-Risk AI Systems

EU policymakers are planning to have changes to the AI Act, aimed at regulating Artificial Intelligence in a risk-based approach. The core of this legislation is to ensure the safety and protection of fundamental rights when it comes to high-risk AI systems.

In the original proposal, certain AI solutions were automatically categorized as high-risk, but recent discussions introduced exemption conditions to allow AI developers to avoid this classification. However, the European Parliament’s legal office expressed concerns that this approach might lead to legal uncertainty and not align with the AI Act’s objectives.

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🔍 Face search company Clearview AI overturns UK privacy fine

Clearview AI, a company specializing in facial recognition technology, has successfully overturned a £7.5 million privacy fine imposed by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (#ICO). The company’s innovative technology empowers clients to search a vast database of images collected from the internet for matches to specific faces, providing valuable links to where these matching images appear online.