Privacy laws won’t be effective until legislators strengthen consumers’ standing in lawsuits, George Washington University Law School professor Daniel Solove said Thursday during a New America event.
The White House on Wednesday released its AI Action Plan, directing federal agencies to potentially withhold discretionary funding from states with AI regulations that “hinder” innovation. California's privacy agency and legislators from two other states rebuked the proposal.
The proposed AI moratorium could “absolutely” be reintroduced in some form, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us last week.
President Donald Trump’s firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter violated the FTC Act’s removal protections, a federal judge ruled Thursday, reinstating Slaughter at the agency. The White House said it will appeal.
The Senate Privacy Subcommittee will hold a hearing later this month on comprehensive privacy legislation, Chair Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., told us Thursday.
Congress must address the growing issue of companies using algorithms to adjust prices of consumer goods based on personal data, Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, said Wednesday during an American Economic Liberties Project event.
There’s an audit trail showing Palantir is following privacy laws and protocols in its work with agencies like DHS and the Internal Revenue Service, the company's global privacy director said Wednesday.
The Department of Health & Human Services’ latest Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act settlement suggests the Trump administration will continue focusing on compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule, health care privacy attorneys told us in interviews.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) hasn’t kept pace with privacy risks associated with wearable devices, Senate Health Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, R-La., said during a hearing Wednesday. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., also addressed the issue, noting state laws like the Colorado Privacy Act impose security requirements on companies selling wearables.
Legislation intended to protect individuals’ voice and likeness from unauthorized, AI-generated recreation threatens privacy, civil society groups said Tuesday in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee.