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When AI governance lands on privacy's desk
9+ hour, 57+ min ago (1611+ words) A practical way to sort what to keep, learn, redirect and buy. Author, "So You got the Chief Privacy Officer Title, Now What?" Many privacy professionals are being asked to help lead artificial intelligence governance before their organizations have answered…...
Canada's Bill C-36 introduces privacy reforms, enforcement changes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (935+ words) Canada introduced its long-awaited privacy reform legislation, Bill C-36, the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act. Bill C36 would recognize privacy as a fundamental right, strengthen consent and deletion rights, increase protections for children and shift privatesector enforcement to a new Digital…...
The Anthropic episode: Probably a security challenge in need of governance, certainly not Europe's kill switch
1+ week, 1+ day ago (403+ words) The U. S. export control on Anthropic's most powerful models may reflect a legitimate cybersecurity concern " or a misguided or disproportionate response. Either way, this incident should not be read as a deliberate "kill switch" against Europe or any other allied country....
The global implications of the White House's export controls on Anthropic
1+ week, 1+ day ago (802+ words) Last Friday, the White House imposed sweeping export controls over Anthropic's newly released Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI systems. The move prompted the company to abruptly disable the systems, sending ripples across the globe as G7 nations meet in Geneva. Though Anthropic…...
Thought for the week: US government order forces commercial suspension of two frontier AI models
1+ week, 2+ day ago (179+ words) The unexpected order highlights growing risk impact for multinational companies. Organizations should begin planning for potential AI model unavailability in workflows. The IAPP is policy neutral. We publish contributed opinion pieces to enable our members to hear a broad spectrum…...
Notes from the AI Governance Center: The key AI governance issues tackled at AIGG Europe 2026
1+ week, 6+ day ago (472+ words) Ashley Casovan assesses the major takeaways from the AIGG EU conference in Dublin, Ireland. The law and policy is there. Now it's time for the hard work of implementation. Below are the key themes that came out of AIGG Europe…...
Privacy governance was not built for agents: Rethinking data protection for autonomous systems
1+ week, 6+ day ago (241+ words) Traditional privacy governance is inadequate for autonomous agentic AI and organizations must adapt. Privacy professionals have likely spent the past few years adapting to machine learning, large language models and the many forms of generative artificial intelligence now permeating nearly…...
US SECURE Data Act faces criticism during first hearing in Congress
2+ week, 5+ day ago (555+ words) Republicans presented the SECURE Data Act during a U. S. House subcommittee hearing 3 June. The bill drew significant criticism from Democrats and EPIC. U. S. House Republicans had their first opportunity to publicly showcase their draft'Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over…...
AI risks are here. What's the 'shock event' that governments won't be able to ignore?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (965+ words) AI's "regulatory winter" seems to be thawing into what some are calling a "regulatory spring" where governments and policymakers are shifting focus toward more concrete AI risks, particularly in the cybersecurity realm. Will there be a shock that moves the…...
Notes from the IAPP Europe: EU's digital sovereignty efforts beyond the digital sovereignty package
2+ week, 5+ day ago (240+ words) The EU's newly released Technological Sovereignty Package and related initiatives " from the European Digital Wallet to the future of social networks in Europe " are turning Europe's digital sovereignty ambitions into a concrete roadmap. The IAPP is policy neutral. We publish…...