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Stop Blaming Facial Recognition for Workplace Surveillance | Blogs | Aug 13, 2026

A blog post from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation argues that facial recognition technology is being unfairly singled out as the driver of workplace surveillance, suggesting the focus on this one tool may be misplaced.

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Cybba, Inc. fined $52,400 for failing to register with CalPrivacy's Data Broker Registry

Cybba, Inc. has been fined $52,400 by California's privacy regulator for failing to register with the state's Data Broker Registry, a legal requirement for companies that collect and sell personal information about consumers they have no direct relationship with.

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Nextgov/FCW · Aug 13, 2026 · US Federal

OneGov savings balloon to over $1.6 B as agencies weigh future of AI in contracting

The federal government's OneGov initiative has generated over $1.6 billion in savings, with the General Services Administration extending existing deals and negotiating new ones as agencies consider expanding AI's role in contracting.

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Elizabethtown school board members discuss AI policy that could be finalized by start of school

The Elizabethtown school board is working on an AI policy and may have it finalized before the next school year begins. Details of the policy's content have not been reported.

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'We have a voice': Minnesota students help craft national AI policy

Students in Minnesota have been involved in shaping national AI policy, contributing their perspectives to conversations that typically exclude young people. The effort represents an unusual push to include student voices in governance decisions about artificial intelligence.

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State Privacy Regulator Issues Second Decision Penalizing Out-of-State Data Broker

A state privacy regulator has issued its second enforcement decision against an out-of-state data broker, signaling continued regulatory action beyond its own borders. The decision adds to a pattern of state-level agencies asserting jurisdiction over companies that collect and sell resident data regardless of where those companies are based.

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Nextgov/FCW · Aug 13, 2026 · US Federal

GAO official suggests addressing AI risks through existing legislation

A senior Government Accountability Office official has suggested that existing cybersecurity information-sharing frameworks could be used to accelerate AI safety policy, rather than waiting for entirely new legislation to be written and passed.

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Brazilians weigh the benefits of AI facial recognition against the costs

Brazil is grappling with a public debate over AI-powered facial recognition technology, weighing its stated benefits against the social and civil liberties costs it carries.

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Inside Privacy (Covington) · Aug 13, 2026 · International

French CNIL Publishes Note on Agentic AI and Data Protection

France's data protection authority, the CNIL, and the French AI and Digital Council released a joint exploratory note examining how existing data protection rules apply to agentic AI systems. The document is framed as an early-stage analysis rather than binding guidance.

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BleepingComputer · Aug 13, 2026 · International

Hackers breach govt webmail while running parallel crypto fraud

A hacker group called Jewelbug has reportedly been running espionage operations against government and military targets, breaching official webmail systems, while simultaneously conducting cryptocurrency fraud schemes. The dual operations suggest a group blending state-adjacent intelligence gathering with financially motivated cybercrime.

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$2.1M Atrium Health data privacy class action settlement

Atrium Health has agreed to a $2.1 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit over alleged data privacy violations. Details of the underlying claims are not specified, but the settlement indicates a group of affected individuals pursued collective legal action against the health system.

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ICYMI: California takes historic action against data brokers

California has taken significant regulatory action targeting data brokers, marking a notable step by a U.S. state to curb the industry that profits from buying and selling personal information about residents.

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Seeking further research and community involvement, Greenfield School Committee rejects AI policy changes

The Greenfield School Committee voted against proposed changes to its AI policy, citing a need for more research and broader community input before moving forward.

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IAPP · Aug 13, 2026 · International

Notes from the Asia-Pacific region: India weighs AI legislation

India is considering legislation to regulate artificial intelligence, according to reporting from the Asia-Pacific region. No details about the specific scope or timeline of the proposed rules have been indicated.

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BleepingComputer · Aug 13, 2026 · International

AI 'watermark removers' flood the web. Almost none can prove they work.

Multiple 'watermark removers' have surfaced days after Anthropic began watermarking text generated by Claude, including an open source project with over 4,500 GitHub stars and paid AI detection evasion services. None of the tools' claims about defeating the text watermark can be verified, as Anthropic has not released a detector. [...]

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CyberScoop · Aug 13, 2026 · US Federal

AI’s ‘middle class’ has gotten dramatically better at hacking

As frontier models and their sandbox escaping exploits dominate front-page news, researchers are increasingly worried about cheaper, more efficient AI models. The post AI’s ‘middle class’ has gotten dramatically better at hacking appeared first on CyberScoop.

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IAPP · Aug 13, 2026 · International

A View from Brussels: Smart glasses — Is social acceptance enough of a guardrail?

A View from Brussels: Smart glasses — Is social acceptance enough of a guardrail? IAPP

AI Governance Market Outlook Report 2026-2035: Distribution by Type of Component, Type of Deployment, Type of End-User, and Key Geographical Regions

A market outlook report projects the AI governance industry through 2035, covering software, services, deployment models, end-user categories, and regional distribution. The report maps where investment in AI governance tools and infrastructure is expected to flow over the next decade.

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NEWS: EU privacy watchdog warns Europol data reform risks people’s privacy rights

The EU's data protection authority has raised concerns that proposed reforms to Europol's data handling rules could erode privacy rights. The watchdog's warning suggests the changes may expand the law enforcement agency's ability to process personal data in ways that conflict with existing protections.

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Amid Public Backlash, Surveillance Tech Company Flock Announces Platform Changes

Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, has announced changes to its platform following public backlash. The nature of the specific changes and the backlash that prompted them were not detailed in available reporting.

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NICCS (.gov) · Aug 13, 2026 · US Federal

Risk and Security in AI Implementation: Leading the Defense Against the Unknown

Risk and Security in AI Implementation: Leading the Defense Against the Unknown NICCS (.gov)

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NICCS (.gov) · Aug 13, 2026 · US Federal

Scaling AI in the Enterprise: Security, Risk, and Growth from Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering

Scaling AI in the Enterprise: Security, Risk, and Growth from Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering NICCS (.gov)

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HIPAA Journal · Aug 13, 2026 · US Federal

OnePoint Patient Care and Clay-Platte Family Medicine Settle Data Breach Lawsuits

OnePoint Patient Care and Clay-Platte Family Medicine have reached settlements in lawsuits stemming from data breaches at both organizations. People affected by the breaches may now be eligible to file claims and receive compensation.

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BleepingComputer · Aug 13, 2026 · International

Who Vets AI’s Code? The Scale Challenge Facing Open Source Ingestion

AI coding tools can introduce unvetted or hallucinated open source dependencies faster than traditional security reviews can keep pace. ActiveState explains why organizations should govern packages at the point of selection, before they enter the development pipeline. [...]

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