Companies, Enforcers See AI, Kids Safety as Privacy Priorities

Protecting kids’ privacy, responsibly governing AI use, and honoring consumers’ privacy rights emerged as top priorities for regulators during data protection conferences in Washington DC this week.

Conferences hosted by privacy professional group IAPP and the Interactive Advertising Bureau brought together regulators and companies to discuss a wide range of compliance issues.

Here are the biggest takeaways:

AI Governance

Safely integrating AI and mitigating AI risk was a dominant theme. Speakers urged companies to verify that autonomously deployed AI agents fit into their existing governance frameworks, including keeping data siloed to the appropriate parties and making sure an expert is ...