California senators weighed the merits of a workplace surveillance bill during a hearing Wednesday. Proponents praised AB-1331 for limiting monitoring of surveillance footage, while opponents argued that reducing surveillance could prompt a rise in crime and violence.
The signing of a Texas AI law marks a “major step forward for AI safety, security and transparency,” the Transparency Coalition said Monday. That’s even as some attorneys have said it doesn't add much regulation (see 2506230021).
A growing number of states are proposing regulations on “surveillance pricing” and will continue doing so, Covington privacy attorneys blogged Monday.
Consumer Reports urged California legislators Tuesday to approve a location privacy bill that was reintroduced this week by replacing the text of another bill (AB-322).
Data brokers face new requirements starting Sept. 1 under two Texas bills that Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed Friday.
Maine is expected to continue consideration of comprehensive privacy legislation in an extended session next week, state Rep. Rachel Henderson (R) told us Friday.
The New York state legislature passed a social media warning labels bill (S-4505/A-5346) on Tuesday, just days after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed a wide-ranging finance omnibus containing a similar measure (HF-2).
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) should veto the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said Tuesday.
A North Carolina bill aimed at protecting children on social media cleared a House committee Tuesday. The Commerce Committee voted by voice to advance an amended HB-860 to the Appropriations Committee.
A long-awaited California Report on Frontier AI Policy calls for “targeted interventions” that “balance the technology’s benefits and material risks.” Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday announced the report's release. A group of academics and other experts that Newsom organized wrote it in the wake of his vetoing a controversial bill last year by Sen. Scott Wiener (D) on AI frontier models (see 2409300011).