In an article for MIT Technology Review, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Wojciech Wiewiórowski, discusses what technology companies should learn about the EU’s approach to data protection regulation. Privacy features should be considered from the outset, not as an afterthought. Using a car analogy, he said, "can you imagine a car company putting a new vehicle on the market without built-in safety features?" Unfortunately, this is the approach generative artificial intelligence (AI) companies like OpenAI are taking and why regulators are opening privacy investigations. Wiewiórowski also cited the Cambridge Analytica scandal as the best example of companies cutting corners on data protection and warned EU data protection authorities to be prepared.
What is this page?
You are reading a summary article on the Privacy Newsfeed, a free resource for DPOs and other professionals with privacy or data protection responsibilities helping them stay informed of industry news all in one place. The information here is a brief snippet relating to a single piece of original content or several articles about a common topic or thread. The main contributor is listed in the top left-hand corner, just beneath the article title.
The Privacy Newsfeed monitors over 300 global publications, of which more than 4,350 summary articles have been posted to the online archive dating back to the beginning of 2020. A weekly roundup is available by email every Friday.
