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AI Privacy
AI privacy concerns are growing as copyrighted works and personal data are used to train, optimize and operate machine learning systems. From facial recognition to inference risks, AI applications often test the limits of existing privacy laws. Regulators worldwide are developing safeguards to govern data use, bias, transparency and consent in AI development. This page tracks legislation, regulatory frameworks and enforcement actions at the intersection of AI and data protection.
The U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) takes an EU-like approach to data scraping and could serve as a precedent for new laws that allow scraping in certain situations while banning it in others, said law professors Daniel Solove of George Washington University and Woodrow Hartzog of Boston University during a webinar Tuesday where they discussed their paper on the clash between scraping and privacy (see 2510160018).
While age assurance is a useful tool to ensure children have appropriate access to the internet, it's not a silver bullet and must be implemented thoughtfully, a Google official and other privacy experts said during a Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) Monday.
Former officials at the FTC and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau co-authored a guide on using existing privacy and consumer protection laws to regulate against AI chatbot harms to minors, the Electronic Privacy Information Center said Monday. EPIC co-wrote the white paper.
Lack of privacy and data protection is something that 11% of teens aged 15 to 18 consider to be the biggest concern with generative AI, according to a study from the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) published Monday.
Fresh New York state laws on algorithmic pricing and AI chatbots that are now in effect prompted comments from elected officials about the statutes' importance.
The leaking of several documents Friday that apparently are a draft of the European Commission's digital simplification package, including GDPR reform, prompted mixed reactions from privacy professionals and advocates.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said Monday the key to successful regulation of AI includes having a light touch that respects innovation, but also being mindful of protecting children.
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) won't take further regulatory action for the moment against LinkedIn for using personal data to train its generative AI model. That's because the platform has sufficiently addressed its concerns, the watchdog announced Friday. The DPC stressed, however, that it hasn't approved the use and will continue monitoring LinkedIn's GDPR compliance.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., confirmed Thursday that she won't seek reelection to the San Francisco-based seat she has held for 20 terms, potentially paving the way for California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D), who has focused on AI and other tech policy issues, to succeed her. Pelosi led the House for four terms, from 2007-11 and 2019-23, most recently when Democrats had a majority in the chamber. She relinquished her leadership role at the beginning of the last Congress to now-Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York.