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The EU AI Act: Part two - Cybersecurity, data provenance, and watermarking

June 06, 2024

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In this article, we discuss three key themes of the EU AI Act and the use of AI systems: cybersecurity, data provenance, and watermarking. We also compare the Act's data protection provisions with the existing EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This is the second in a series of two articles published by Data Protection Leader, the bi-monthly magazine from OneTrust DataGuidance, featuring interviews with some of privacy's top voices as well as expert insight and analysis on trending topics in data protection, cybersecurity, and beyond.

Read the full edition here: Data Protection Leader Magazine | May 2024 | DataGuidance

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