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IAPP · Jul 08, 2026 · International

No, Trump v. Slaughter does not undo the EU-US data-transfer redress mechanism

No, Trump v. Slaughter does not undo the EU-US data-transfer redress mechanism IAPP

How does the First Amendment apply to AI regulation in hiring and health care?

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) is examining how First Amendment protections apply when governments regulate AI systems used in hiring and health care decisions. The analysis centers on whether AI outputs constitute protected speech and what that means for the legal limits of oversight.

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TechCrunch — Privacy · Jul 08, 2026 · International

Meta wants its AI glasses to seem less creepy. Its AI strategy says otherwise.

Meta is introducing a feature to its AI-enabled glasses designed to make covert recording harder, responding to concerns about surveillance. The update arrives alongside broader moves to increase the amount of personal data collected and processed across Meta's AI products.

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New Jersey Adopts Sweeping New Data Broker Law, Effective Immediately

New Jersey Adopts Sweeping New Data Broker Law, Effective Immediately JD Supra

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Military Times · Jul 08, 2026 · US Federal

‘Hard for everyone’: Air Force rescinds 135 promotions after admin flub

The U.S. Air Force has rescinded 135 promotions it had already announced, attributing the error to human mistake during the promotion cycle. Officials confirmed that no automated or AI-assisted systems were involved in the flawed process.

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Microsoft Threat Intelligence · Jul 08, 2026 · International

Protecting Microsoft at AI speed: How SFI proactively hardens our cloud

At Microsoft we encompass these security requirements, along with threat knowledge, and operational frameworks in our Secure Future Initiative (SFI), to guide what a well-defended cloud service looks like. But defining the requirements is only the start. Meeting the requirements means continuously evaluating our live services against them, at AI speed. The post Protecting Microsoft at AI speed: How SFI proactively hardens our cloud appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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Compliance and Enforcement in Global AI Regulation: EU AI Act Risks and International Regulatory Challenges

Law firm Foley & Lardner has published analysis on compliance and enforcement challenges under the EU AI Act, including the risks companies face and the broader difficulties of coordinating AI regulation across different international jurisdictions.

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Inside Privacy (Covington) · Jul 08, 2026 · International

FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Policy Statement Addressing AI Accuracy and Output Steering

The Federal Trade Commission has released a proposed policy statement targeting what it calls the 'suppression of accuracy' in AI systems, including how AI outputs may be steered or distorted. The agency is accepting public comment through July 31, 2026, acting under an executive order directing a national AI policy framework.

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Manage AI applications on Mac with Jamf’s AI Governance and Amazon Bedrock

Jamf has integrated its AI Governance product with Amazon Bedrock, giving organizations a way to manage and oversee AI applications running on Mac devices through a combined device management and cloud AI platform.

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DataBreaches.net · Jul 08, 2026 · International

Patients Sue Healthcare Corporations Over Data Breaches, Sharing of Personal Information

A wave of class action lawsuits filed in state and federal courts is targeting large healthcare corporations for allegedly exposing or sharing patients' personal and protected health information. One suit, filed in Davidson County Circuit Court, names CareNow as a defendant, brought by three anonymous plaintiffs.

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Qatar Launches Global Alliance for AI Ethics at UN AI Governance Dialogue

Qatar has announced the formation of a Global Alliance for AI Ethics, unveiled at a United Nations dialogue focused on AI governance. The initiative positions Qatar as a proponent of international coordination on ethical standards for artificial intelligence.

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DataBreaches.net · Jul 08, 2026 · International

Why Bangladesh’s new data protection law may fail to protect your data

Meem Arafat Manab reports: On August 19, 2025, hackers broke into Shwapno’s customer database. They took 410 gigabytes of data: the names, phone numbers, and purchase histories of forty lakh registered customers. They demanded $1.5 million. Shwapno refused, secured its systems, and said nothing to its customers for seven months. When the hackers published the... Source

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs landmark AI regulation bill that aims to mitigate risks

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a bill aimed at regulating artificial intelligence and reducing its associated risks, making Illinois one of the first states to enact comprehensive AI legislation. Details of the specific provisions have not been widely reported, but the law is framed around mitigating harms from AI systems.

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Google defeats consumer lawsuit over Gemini data tracking claims

A consumer lawsuit alleging that Google improperly tracked user data through its Gemini AI product has been dismissed, with Google prevailing in court. Details on the specific claims and the court's reasoning were not disclosed in available reporting.

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IAPP · Jul 08, 2026 · International

China's new AI rules: Ethics, AI agents and anthropomorphic AI

China has issued new artificial intelligence regulations addressing ethics standards, the governance of AI agents, and restrictions or requirements around anthropomorphic AI systems. The rules represent an expansion of China's existing AI regulatory framework into more specific behavioral and design territory.

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Supreme Court Ends FTC Independence, Opening US Data Privacy Enforcement Gap

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a way that ends the Federal Trade Commission's structural independence, a development with direct consequences for how federal data privacy and consumer protection rules are enforced.

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The Record · Jul 08, 2026 · International

Former UK privacy chief preparing legal action against woman who reported him, minister says

The UK's former Information Commissioner is reportedly preparing legal action against the woman who reported him for sexual harassment and bullying, following an independent investigation that substantiated those findings. The Secretary of State overseeing the ICO described the situation as appalling.

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IAPP · Jul 08, 2026 · International

Vietnam clarifies AI authorship, training data and copyright liability: A comparative lens

Vietnam has issued clarifications addressing how copyright law applies to AI-generated content, training data use, and liability for infringement — questions that remain unsettled in most legal systems. The move positions Vietnam among a small group of countries beginning to formalize rules around AI and intellectual property.

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AI governance debate silent on risks to nature, campaigners warn

Environmental campaigners are warning that major AI governance discussions are largely ignoring the technology's risks to the natural world, including energy consumption, resource extraction, and ecological harm. The concern is that policy frameworks being built now may lock in AI development without any meaningful accountability for environmental damage.

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The Guardian — Tech · Jul 08, 2026 · International

Wyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water

A contractor building a Meta AI datacenter in Cheyenne, Wyoming discharged bacteria-contaminated water into public sewers during construction. The incident led local water authorities to introduce tighter regulations on wastewater disposal from large industrial projects.

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BleepingComputer · Jul 08, 2026 · International

3 Ways AI Powers Service Desk Attacks and How to Prevent Them

Specops Software explains how AI is making service desk impersonation attacks more convincing, personalized, and scalable, along with practical steps organizations can take to strengthen onboarding and identity verification. [...]

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The Record · Jul 08, 2026 · International

EU unveils cyber plan to reduce reliance on foreign AI systems

The communication, adopted in Strasbourg on July 7, is built around three pillars: making frontier AI “safe, accessible and deployable” for European cybersecurity, preparing the EU’s cyber ecosystem and scaling European AI capabilities.

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The Guardian — Tech · Jul 08, 2026 · International

Can AI equalize political campaign ads – or will it remain a tool for spreading lies?

A New York city council candidate used AI to generate fake news stories and fabricated endorsements, including a post designed to look like a CNN report targeting his opponent. The case illustrates a growing pattern of AI-generated political deception being deployed even in small local races.

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Just Security · Jul 08, 2026 · US Federal

Vetting Foreign AI Talent: Security Without Exclusion

A piece in Just Security argues that U.S. AI laboratories can protect national security without closing the door to foreign researchers by adopting risk-based personnel vetting practices rather than broad exclusionary policies.

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