Germany will not support the EU Commission’s "Chat Control“ proposal of a regulation on Child Sexual Abuse unless major changes are implemented, a leaked position paper reveals. Among the primary concerns are: 1) "Client-side scanning“ on personal devices. Germany wants to exclude end-to-end encrypted messages, audio communications, and phone calls from scanning. 2) … [Read more...] about Germany insists on major revision of the EU Chat Control proposal to protect fundamental rights
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Five considerations to guide the regulation of “General Purpose AI”
The rapid adoption of artificial-intelligence-powered systems including ChatGPT — which gained more than one million users within weeks of its launch in November 2022, and has been used by more than 100 million people worldwide — has made clear that the question of whether (and how) so-called “general purpose artificial intelligence” … [Read more...] about Five considerations to guide the regulation of “General Purpose AI”
Suing Meta in Kenya
Africa has been a continent exploited since the European scramble carved it out in lines of a draughtsman’s crude design. Its resources have been pilfered; its peoples enslaved for reasons of trade and profit; its political conditions manipulated to favour predatory companies. A similar pattern is detectable in the digital world. The slavers have replaced their human product … [Read more...] about Suing Meta in Kenya
Statement from the Privacy & Access Council of Canada following the release of the ETHI Committee’s report of Device Investigative Tools Used by the RCMP
In the months since the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics undertook a study of “on-device investigative tools” used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the use of spyware by police and governments has garnered significant interest internationally. The report that details the Committee’s observations relating to the RCMP’s use of on‑device … [Read more...] about Statement from the Privacy & Access Council of Canada following the release of the ETHI Committee’s report of Device Investigative Tools Used by the RCMP
Canada’s Digital Ambition 2022
The Government of Canada’s Digital Ambition provides a clear, long-term strategic vision for the Government of Canada to advance digital service delivery, cyber security, talent recruitment, and privacy. The GC’s Digital Ambition is built with four themes: In its Digital Ambition 2022, the Government describes steps it has taken, and will take, to make it … [Read more...] about Canada’s Digital Ambition 2022
Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on its Study of the RCMP’s Use of Device Investigation Tools
PACC President Sharon Polsky MAPP appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI) to take part in its study related to the use of device investigation tools by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Ms Polsky’s remarks addressed the use of Pegasus and other spyware by RCMP and other law enforcement … [Read more...] about Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics on its Study of the RCMP’s Use of Device Investigation Tools
