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On 13 April, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (French data protection authority – CNIL) announced that it had opened a “review procedure” to investigate five complaints concerning the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, including one lodged by MP Eric Bothorel alleging possible breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Meanwhile, Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s digital minister, called for a more moderate approach, saying that blocking ChatGPT was not the answer and that it would be better “to regulate...

On 13 April 2023, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (Spanish Data Protection Agency – AEPD) announced the initiation of a pre-investigation procedure against the American company Open AI, owner of the artificial intelligence chatbot prototype ChatGPT. In the view of the national supervisory authority for data protection in Spain, the ChatGPT service could have an impact on the rights of individuals. The announcement is part of an action initiated by the AEPD at the beginning of April. The AEPD had called on the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) to include Chat...

Through Decision No. 112 of 30 March 2023 (“the Decision”) the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (Italian Data Protection Authority — “the Authority”) ordered the temporary limitation of the data processing activities carried out in relation to ChatGPT services. The Decision was rendered against U.S. based company OpenAI LLC (“OpenAI”) in its capacity as data controller of the personal data processed through its ChatGPT services. In particular, following vast media coverage of the ChatGPT service over the last few months, and the recent data...

On the final day of the UNESCO “Internet for Trust” Global Conference held from 21 to 23 February 2023, the chairpersons of the African Communication Regulation Authorities Network (ACRAN), the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA), the Global Online Safety Regulators Network (GOSRN), the Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities (MNRA), the Platform of Ibero-American Audiovisual Regulators (PRAI) and the Francophone Network of Media Regulators (REFRAM) presented a joint statement outlining key elements of the future regulation of the online sector. Referring...

On 5 February 2023, the French deputy minister for digital affairs announced that France is planning to introduce an age certification system in order to prevent children accessing pornographic video platforms. However, the details of the system, which will involve a digital certification process, have not yet been finalised. The protection of personal data is a major challenge for the future system. Since the web is designed as an open network, freely accessible without the need for authentication, checking users’ ages poses significant technical difficulties and is open to circumvention....