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Privacy Law & Business is a very longstanding, UK-based, for-fee
periodical, which has high standing in the privacy arena.
The Editorial published overnight is well worth a read.
Some comments embedded.
EDITORIAL - INTERNATIONAL REPORT FEBRUARY 2025
Cover of International Report 193
Change gathers pace in 2025
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The international privacy community has been surprised by news about a
new Chinese open source AI large language model Deep Seek. According to
the BBC, OpenAI says that Chinese and other companies are “constantly
trying to distil the models of leading US AI companies”. From the Deep
Seek user perspective, the question is about data security.
[ It's comical that a US company should be disturbed about the idea that
a non-US company might copy its business models and its large language
models. Strategic theory was developed in the US, and an important
element of it is that second-movers very often win, by taking advantage
of the insight gained by innovators. But apparently its US theory for
US companies to use, not non-US competitors.
[ As the final sentence of that para. says, the real issue is the extent
to which DeepSeek's insecurity features may be even worse than those of
OpenAI and its US imitators. There's also strong evidence that the
censorship aspects of DeepSeek are significantly worse than those of
OpenAI and its US competitors. ]
US President Donald Trump’s executive orders affect privacy in the US
and elsewhere, for example terminating the membership of the Democratic
members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board with
immediate effect.
At a conference in Brussels on Data Protection Day, 28 January,
organised by the European Data Protection Supervisor, the Privacy Salon
(CPDP) and the Council of Europe, Marina Kaljurand, 1st Vice-President
of the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee, declared in the context of
the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive, this decision is “not what
we expect from an ally.” Irena Moozová, Deputy Director-General for
Justice and Consumers at the European Commission added “the EU won’t be
shy to use provisions we have available.”
The message from politicians and privacy advocates was loud and clear:
the EU will retain and defend its privacy principles and values. The
main EU-wide task is now to oversee the implementation of the EU Digital
Services Package of data related legislation and continue work on the
GDPR to ensure more consistency in enforcement.
Karolina Mojzesowicz of the EU Commission confirmed again that the GDPR
will not be reopened – she stressed that “solutions are embedded in the
GDPR itself” due to its flexibility. The regulation on procedural rules
that is expected soon is an example of this type of adjustment.
While Mexico is abolishing its independent Data Protection Authority,
privacy principles are becoming more firmly established elsewhere.
Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act has been strengthened to
significantly increase the powers of the regulator and strengthen
individuals’ rights and South Korea has adopted an AI law.
Laura Linkomies
Editor, Privacy Laws & Business
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