Colorado's Senate Business Committee on Thursday voted 4-3 to advance a proposal from Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez (D) to update the state's AI law. The bill advanced with four amendments to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
The age-assurance landscape is shifting so quickly that it feels like "building the plane while flying it," IAPP Vice President Caitlin Fennessy said Wednesday during an IAPP webinar. With new laws, technologies and approaches cropping up globally, the privacy community must become more engaged in age-assurance activities and decisions, speakers said.
Companies must understand their websites' tracking technologies and know what data they collect so they can remain compliant. This is especially so within the healthcare sector, said panelists during an IAPP webinar about Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance Wednesday.
With a fight brewing over the future of Colorado AI regulation, Gov. Jared Polis (D) sees “clear motivation in the legislature” to craft a balanced policy, he said in an emailed statement prior to the special session starting Thursday. Colorado lawmakers plan to weigh four proposals to amend or repeal the state’s comprehensive AI law. Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez (D) and Rep. Brianna Titone (D), who co-authored the Colorado AI Act, rallied support for their proposed “Colorado AI Sunshine Act” at a livestreamed press conference Wednesday.
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Femtech offers groundbreaking innovations in women's health but also poses serious privacy threats, data protection lawyers said. Even the EU, with its General Data Protection Regulation and AI Act, and the U.K., with its version of the GDPR, may not always provide adequate protection for the highly sensitive personal data that femtech apps collect and use, they added.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's announcement Tuesday that the U.K. dropped its demand that Apple provide "backdoor" access to users' encrypted data brought cheers from the tech and privacy sectors.
TikTok exploits children by using addictive design features, and in turn profits off their time on the social media app, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. These are deceptive and unfair business practices that violate state consumer protection laws, he added.
Colorado lawmakers will consider four proposals to amend or repeal the state’s comprehensive AI law during a special session starting Thursday, according to the Colorado General Assembly’s agenda.
Europeans seeking compensation for non-material damages such as emotional stress arising from data breaches shouldn't generally expect large sums, according to attorneys from William Fry and Austrian lawyer and privacy advocate Max Schrems.