- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Adrianne Appel2023-12-14T11:30:00
Businesses can prepare for a bumpy ride as the 2024 global landscape of data privacy and other related laws and regulations begins to take shape.
Top of mind is the European Union’s AI Act, which last week moved a step closer to final adoption. The act will implement a risk-based approach, from “minimal” to “unacceptable,” to regulating artificial intelligence systems and is on pace to take full effect in 2026.
It’s unclear how the AI Act will interact with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Companies already in compliance with the latter should be prepared to adjust their policies and practices as the former takes effect, said Müge Fazlioglu, principal researcher at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
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A new executive order seeks to put clamps on the sale of Americans’ personal data by data brokers and other companies to certain countries found to be of national security concern.
Microsoft announced an expansion to its European Union data storage efforts that would allow cloud customers to keep all personal data stored within the EU boundary.
As the European Union’s AI Act sets its sights on 2026 to take full effect, experts are concerned other key jurisdictions might introduce divergent legislation that treats artificial intelligence use differently, thus making it difficult for companies to ensure compliance.
Big Tech firms might need to rethink their plans to charge users for not selling their personal data for behavioral advertising following a decision by Europe’s primary data regulator.
The California Privacy Protection Agency warned businesses to stop asking for excessive information from consumers who have requested to opt out of having their data collected or who are otherwise exercising their privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking to thwart the nation’s 10 largest airlines from monetizing passenger data or selling it to third parties.
