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Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Publishes AI Transparency Submission
On October 23, 2026, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada published its submission to Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada.
Australasia AI Policy Update Released
Minor updates to the Policy for the responsible use of AI in government, labelled Version 2.1, were published on 21 October 2026, as reported by digital.gov.au.
Is Your Team's AI Dictation App Safe? I Checked What Mine Had Kept
I looked inside the AI dictation app I used every day. In two weeks it had stored 507 dictations, 100 names and a profile of me. Here are five questions to ask before your team uses one.
ChatGPT now watermarks its text in the EU: what that means for your firm
On 5 October 2026 OpenAI announced that, over the coming weeks, it will add an invisible watermark to eligible ChatGPT and Codex text output in the European Union. Customers of its API, anywhere in the world, can switch the same watermark on for selected models. In the API it stays off unless you tu
China Proposes Artificial Intelligence Export Controls
Reported by mofcom.gov.cn, on October 16, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology announced a proposal to revise the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export.
Australasia AI Compliance Update: New Zealand and Australia
On 15 October 2026, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua (RBNZ) and the Financial Markets Authority – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) jointly outlined their supervisory expectations on cyber risks associated with frontier Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Council for Science and Technology Publishes Advice on AI Sovereignty
On 19 October 2026, the Council for Science and Technology published a letter of advice to the Minister for AI on AI sovereignty: preserving UK agency in an AI-enabled world, outlining how the UK can build capability to make strategic choices about current and future AI technology, as reported by go
EDPB and European Commission Hold Joint Stakeholder Event on Competition Law and Data Protection
The European Data Protection Board and the European Commission jointly held a remote stakeholder event on 15 October 2026, as reported by edpb.europa.eu.
Information Commissioner's Office Issues Reprimand and Enforcement Notice to Metropolitan Police Service
On 14 October 2026, the Information Commissioner's Office announced it had issued a reprimand and enforcement notice to the Metropolitan Police Service.
Spanish Data Protection Agency Receives First Reported AI Agent Data Breach Notification
On 13 October 2026, the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) received what it described as the first notification in Spain of a personal data breach allegedly carried out using an AI agent, as reported by dlapiper.com.
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