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Getty v Stability AI: implications for personal data and model training

These excerpts from the Getty v Stability judgment will be interesting for data protection professionals to look at, not just copyright professionals: – Judge: “Stable Diffusion does not itself store the data on which it was trained” [para. 552 of the judgment] – Expert report: “Rather than storing their training data, diffusion models learn the […]

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CEDPO Conference: DMA-GDPR Guidelines and consistency

GDPR & DMA at CEDPO: Another great discussion (and a mini bit of sparring too) with Gwendal Le Grand, together with Borja Martínez Corral and our moderator Natascha Gerlach. Readers know how often I get to write critically about the European Data Protection Board, and my first thoughts on their DMA-GDPR Guidelines drafted together with […]

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Analyzing the critical agenda items for the EDPB forum on AI models

Going through the European Data Protection Board’s list of key topics for its stakeholder event on 5 November on AI models (thanks EDPB for confirming my participation!), I hope all attendees will have had the chance to carefully read the following materials (in their entirety): – My in-depth article on the two key topics, i.e. […]

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Essential guidance for navigating adtech, identifiers, and GDPR enforcement

If you are (interested) in AdTech, privacy-enhancing technologies, GDPR enforcement, identifiers, etc., you’ll want to attend this IAPP workshop on 19 November 2024: “AdTech and Privacy: Prospects and Pitfalls” (half-day intensive workshop, 9 to 12.30 CET). Led by Dr. Sachiko Scheuing (FEDMA / Acxiom), featuring Elena Turtureanu (Adform), Nathalie Laneret (Criteo), Matthias Matthiesen (TripleLift), Enrico […]

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Multidisciplinary approaches to AI Act compliance

AI Act compliance is complex, so it’s good when tools can help you along the way. It was a privilege to develop such a tool for one client. There are plenty of amazing resources available to help organisations, such as (to name just a couple) a great tool by David Rosenthal of Visscher, fantastic infographics […]

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How to register for the upcoming EDPB stakeholder event on AI models

Here’s the registration form for the EDPB’s stakeholder event on AI models: https://lnkd.in/enBa5dHq 500-character limit for an explanation of why your organisation should take part More on this in my in-depth article on AI models and GDPR: https://lnkd.in/eYXabSfs data protection privacy

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Does training an AI model actually constitute processing personal data?

How the GDPR interacts with AI models: my in-depth look at whether AI model training even involves the processing of “personal data”, and which legal grounds might be most appropriate even if we do consider that personal data is involved. With the European Data Protection Board’s “stakeholder” event registration opening tomorrow in relation to its […]

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Simplification and the Draghi report: a critique of implementation

Simplification and the Draghi report in relation to EU digital laws: what could/should be done? Some thoughts I shared at an event yesterday on the topic: 1. The laws themselves are not always bad. While I have argued for getting rid of the ePrivacy Directive altogether (by taking into account overlaps with the GDPR and […]

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Inside the RAID panel debate with the EDPB Chair and national DPAs

Fun day! After moderating a RAID panel with as panelists EDPB Chair Anu Talus, Luxembourg CNPD President Tine A. Larsen, Deputy Head of Data Protection Unit at the Commission’s DG Justice Karolina Mojzesowicz, MEP Brando Benifei and Gibson Dunn Partner Ahmed Baladi, I then was a speaker in a debate alongside Max Schrems of noyb.eu, […]

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Recap: LinkedIn Live debate on the SRB ruling

Amazing turnout for our LinkedIn Live on the SRB ruling – here are the slides, and the replay is available. We tackled issues surrounding the fundamental concepts of the GDPR, the scope of obligations applicable to the use of pseudonymous data, even whether AI models involve the processing of personal data, and of course the […]

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