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India's upcoming draft data bill set to lower age limit for user consent to 14 years

The upcoming data protection bill proposed in India is likely to permit the government to reduce the age limit for user consent to process personal data to as low as 14 years, provided that the company can demonstrate the safe use of the data. The ea...

Norway takes proactive approach in addressing risk posed by AI

In response to the potential risks posed by generative AI, Norway is taking proactive measures to safeguard consumers and uphold data privacy laws. The Norwegian Consumer Council has published a report emphasising the importance of protecting human r...

European Commission adopts new adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework

The European Commission (EC) adopted its new adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, concluding that the US ensures an adequate level of protection to that of the EU when transferring data from the EU to the US. According to the new E...

Asia between data sharing and protectionism

Asia's demand for data is growing at a faster pace than the global average, making it a hot market for new internet infrastructure. However, geopolitical tensions, protectionist laws, and a lack of data flow rules pose challenges. Geopolitics is also...

US Treasury issues framework for international engagement on digital assets

AI models are getting smaller and more powerful

Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3 have been growing in size and complexity, with models like GPT-4 having nearly six times as many parameters. However, the increasing costs and resource requirements of these models are becoming a problem. Tr...

CBDT and SEBI sign MoU for data exchange in India

The Indian Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Indian Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for data exchange between two entities. The MoU aims to support the sharing of data and informatio...

Kenya uses e-Locust app to fight desert locusts

In response to the surge in locust in East Africa and the Red Sea region, and with the help of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Turkana County regional government is employing an app -'e-Locust' -to fight desert locusts that pose a...

Authors sue OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement by ChatGPT

Authors Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay have taken legal action by filing a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI, the creators of an AI text generator, in a federal court in San Francisco. The lawsuit alleges copyright infringement, claiming that OpenAI u...

Indian Data Protection Bill gets Cabinet approval

India's Union Cabinet approved the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022, which will be introduced at the Parliament. The Bill is also one of four proposed IT and Telecom-related Bills aimed at framing the fast-growing digital ecosystem...

Italy's tax review of Meta: A potential game-changer for the tech sector

Italy is currently conducting a tax review of Meta, which could have significant implications for the technology sector. The review, expected to be completed by the end of this year, is a result of an Italian audit that argues Meta's user registratio...

The Big (Data) Bang: What will it mean for compiling SDG indicators?

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published a paper that looks at possible ways for big data to contribute to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) global monitoring framework. To this aim, the paper outlines the oppo...