Italy’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced it found evidence of data privacy violations by OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT due to mass collection of data used to train the algorithm. OpenAI has 30 days to respond in its defense. The stakes are high, since fines for companies that break GDPR rules can be up to 4% of the company’s global turnover. This follows an earlier ban of ChatGPT in Italy last spring, which was subsequently lifted.
Uncovered a breach? The US Security and Exchange Commission is expecting your call. Their new 96-hour-reporting-window regulation has gone into effect, and companies must take care to comply. This is designed to protect investor interests and in response to increased consumer expectations for quick action, accountability and transparency when breaches take place.
The New Hampshire Privacy Act (NHPA) has been approved and sent to the governor for signature. The NHPA applies to any business or person that produces products or services for residents of the state, or controls data on New Hampshire consumers. As with other states, minimums apply and there are some exemptions. Consumer rights provided include confirmation of processing, correction, deletion, opt-out rights, and the right to reject behavioral ad-targeting.
CDP Zeta Global has unveiled Athena, a “superintelligent” voice-activated interface that delivers instant answers, smarter decisions, and agentic actions throughout the Zeta platform. It activates a suite of agentic apps that can adapt to each user’s specific goals and styles. Early access will begin later this year, with a suite of agentic apps to follow in the first half of next year.