Recent innovations in AI have greatly expanded the capabilities of age estimation, said panelists during a webinar hosted by BBB National Programs Thursday. They added that while there are risks associated with the tech, new regulations offer more protections for children’s privacy and data.
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Whether age-gating measures truly protect children online or just raise other legal concerns is unclear, speakers said during Hogan Lovells' The Data Chronicles podcast Thursday, which focused on age assurance in the U.S. and U.K.
State lawmakers and tech industry stakeholders are seeking clarity on DOJ's August examination of “adverse” state regulations, an inquiry seen as broad and so far undefined.
William Heusel has joined Bubeck Law as an associate attorney, where he will focus on data privacy, AI and telemarketing, the firm announced Wednesday. Heusel recently graduated from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law. Previously, he worked for insurance broker Lockton Companies.
Online personal data isn't free for the taking and "the law must stop this mass data looting," George Washington University Law School professor Daniel Solove and Boston University School of Law professor Woodrow Hartzog argued in a paper published Thursday.
With companies increasingly using their customers' personal data to train AI models, French DPA CNIL Thursday detailed how people can object to that reuse.
The Future Caucus on Wednesday announced the full roster for its bipartisan state AI policy task force.
Massachusetts would create a social media transparency and accountability office under a bill advanced Thursday by the Senate Internet Committee. S-51 will go next to Senate Ways and Means.
Biometric information is the most personal information, but it holds benefits for society as long as there are guardrails against its risks, New Zealand officials from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner said Wednesday during an IAPP webinar. The discussion included social media bans for children and AI regulation.
Existing laws, especially in the privacy space, should be relied on heavily when looking to regulate AI, said panelists during an AI and privacy conference hosted by the Practising Law Institute (PLI) Thursday.