CDP Institute

Norway seems a bit fed up with Meta’s ad targeting behavior, so its regulator, Datatilsynet, imposed a fine of kr1M ($100,000)/day that will begin early August and run into November, unless the Meta remediates it. The regulator also referred it to European Data Protection Board, which could make the fine permanent and/or widen its territorial scope.

The Sh10 billion (US$4M) lawsuit was brought by a Tanzanian businessman who wants compensation for his loss of privacy, which included personal details on calls, SIM information and location data. Vodacom has refuted the accusations.

The US International Trade Commission has a new website to help US companies with transferring data from Europe and the European Economic Area, the UK, Gibraltar and Switzerland. This follows the agreement on the Data Privacy Framework principles for commerce, which have just come into effect, though personal data may not be received until individual dates of adequacy are recognized. However, companies can begin to self-certify their compliance on the site.

Consumers are evolving their trust in generative AI, according to a report from The Kearney Consumer Research Institute (KCI), which found 50% of consumers surveyed had tried AI, but 44% said they don’t usually trust it. Those from the US, UK and France were more concerned about loss of human contact, while others from Germany, India and China focused more on data privacy risk. So, while AI can’t be the sole solution to target and engage with consumers, people are receptive to having it augment human interaction.

Security industry group IPVM claims the photos are from Hikvision cameras that were hacked, though the company forcefully denied knowing about it. Telegram has since taken down channels, but this is part of ongoing concern over how Telegram monitors its content.

Plans are for money to be spent hiring media bias researchers and enhancing media rating tools for foreign-language content.