Episode 119 – News Digest: Data Privacy Developments — ChatGPT, Iowa, Spyware, and TikTok

What do ChatGPT, Iowa, TikTok, and Spyware have in common? They all made data privacy news in March 2023. Italy’s Data Protection Authority blocked ChatGPT internet use on privacy grounds, the first western government to do so. Iowa became the sixth U.S. state to adopt a comprehensive personal data protection code. President Biden issued an Executive Order against federal use of social media containing spyware, without expressly naming TikTok or China as the targets. Join the Data Privacy Detective’s conversation with Mike Nitardy and Yugo Nagashima, attorneys with the Data Privacy Team of Frost Brown Todd LLP. Explore the meaning of these developments for data privacy and its place in the world of technology and of us all. Time stamps: 00:43 — ChatGPT in Italy 06:54 — Iowa develops a comprehensive personal data protection code 12:00 — Executive order against federal use of social media containing spyware