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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 new year will bring continued focus on the EU digital omnibus, GDPR reform in the U.K. and EU, AI governance, and cross-border data transfers, privacy lawyers predicted.
Jayesh Bhatt has been made chief information safety officer at Netcore, the AI-powered customer engagement platform said Wednesday. Bhatt previously held senior roles at Reserve Bank of India, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Canon, among others, where he focused on establishing governance and compliance frameworks, strengthening security programs and mitigating data breach risks, Netcore said.
Recent amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Protection Agency’s ongoing rulemaking efforts mark a shift toward “stronger enforcement and broader data-security obligations,” attorneys from Ervin Cohen & Jessup said in a post Friday.
Companies hosting virtual meetings should be cognizant of how third-party tools are using biometric data, as evidenced by a recent lawsuit in Illinois, Robinson+Cole privacy attorney Kathryn Rattigan said in a post Wednesday.
The FTC’s decision to vacate a Biden administration order against Rytr suggests the agency will “aggressively prioritize innovation and regulatory restraint” under Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Frankfurt Kurnit’s privacy team said in a post Wednesday.
A recent filing at the FCC from state attorneys general on wireline infrastructure changes confirmed that the states remain concerned about federal preemption of state AI laws, Robinson & Cole’s Linn Foster Freedman said in a blog post Wednesday. “Ultimately, there will be a battle between the federal government and state legislatures over AI regulation,” she wrote. “It is clear that the Trump administration seeks minimal regulation, despite the known risks, and state Attorneys General, charged with protection of consumers, feel very differently. I suspect we will see how it plays out in court.”
President Donald Trump’s AI executive order from Dec. 11 raises legal questions about how the First Amendment might limit state regulatory authority and how much the federal government can intervene on state sovereignty, Sidley attorneys said Tuesday (see 2512120042).
The fate of a New York AI bill signed last week by Gov. Kathy Hocul (D) is unclear due to federal attempts to combat state AI regulation, Davis Wright attorneys blogged Tuesday.
Florida Senate Commerce Chair Tom Leek (R) prefiled a proposed AI Bill of Rights after Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called for one earlier this month (see 2512040046). Prefiling readies the bill for the Florida legislative session opening Jan. 23.