| Internet Governance Facebook Oversight Board Calls For Investigation Of Company’s Role In Ethiopian Violence: As part of a decision to uphold the removal of a post claiming without evidence that Tigrayan civilians perpetrated violence against women and children, the Board asked the company to “commission an independent human rights due diligence assessment on how Facebook and Instagram have been used to spread hate speech and unverified rumors that heighten the risk of violence in Ethiopia.” European Commission Proposes Algorithmic Management Rules For Transparency In The Gig Economy: The proposed Directive builds off and clarifies the GDPR to provide for limitations on data collection, human oversight of AI systems, the right to challenge job-related automatic decisions, and others. |
| Privacy Norwegian Data Protection Authority Fines Grindr €6.5 Million For GDPR Violation: The fine, which is the largest the DPA has issued, was levied after an investigation revealed that the popular dating app shared users’ GPS locations, IP addresses, advertising IDs, ages, and genders with third parties “for behavioural advertisement without a legal basis.” Huawei Documents Suggest Link To China’s Surveillance Programs: Over 100 “confidential” PowerPoint presentations once posted on a public-facing Huawei website showcase company products designed for voice analysis, detention center monitoring, location tracking for individuals, police surveillance, and employer surveillance; the company says that it did not develop or sell any product designed to target specific groups, and that “[p]rivacy protection is [its] top priority.” |
| Information Security and Cyberthreats Ransomware Attack Of Payroll Company Jeopardizes Pre-Holiday Paychecks For Major Organizations: Ultimate Kronos Group, which provides payroll and HR services for organizations such as Tesla, Honda, MGM Resorts, and New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was affected by a ransomware attack that has some of its services offline without a timeline for when they may be available again. |
| Free Expression and Censorship Artist Loses “@metaverse” Instagram Handle Shortly After Facebook Announces Name Change: Just days after Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would become Meta, Thea-Mai Baumann, owner of the decade-old @metaverse Instagram handle, found that her account had been blocked under the platform’s policy against impersonation; despite attempting to verify her identity with Instagram and hiring a lawyer, Bauman had the account restored only after The New York Times contacted Meta about the issue. |
| Practice Note Amendment To Japan’s Telecommunications Business Law Would Require Disclosure Of Locations For Physical Data Storage: If passed, the amendment would require that search engines, social media platforms, and mobile phone companies disclose where they physically store users’ data; the move comes after data from LINE, a messaging app popular in the country, became vulnerable after being routed through China last year. |
| On the Lighter Side Meta Develops Tech To Animate Children’s Drawings: The first-of-its-kind AI method automatically animates user-uploaded drawings of people and human-like figures. |
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