As some regulators expand their focus on protecting children online to include teens, industry is complying with new laws while seeking workarounds and/or challenging regulation in courts, panelists said during a Morrison Foerster webinar Monday. The struggle will continue for a while, they added.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has signed two AI bills, including the much-watched Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA).
Senate Commerce Committee Democrats on Monday circulated updated text proposed by Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for an AI regulation moratorium (see 2506170054). The Senate Parliamentarian on Saturday approved the text under the Byrd rule, officially attaching the proposal to the budget reconciliation package.
The New York Child Data Protection Act (NYCDPA), which took effect Friday, is unique for many reasons, including its age-flag requirement and because New York lacks a comprehensive law covering users of all ages, experts said in interviews. However, like a good deal of privacy and online safety regulations, it may face legal challenges, said Jason Oliveri, data privacy partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson.
In a decision with nationwide implications, the U.S. District Court for Northern Texas on Wednesday vacated a majority of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy. A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services motion to dismiss the suit, case 24-00228, was also denied.
It was “absolutely necessary” for the Irish Data Protection Commission to seek high court relief blocking X from using EU users’ data to train its AI system, DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said Friday.
The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld Daniel’s Law in a decision Tuesday, rejecting a journalist’s First Amendment challenge to the statute that aims to protect certain public officials' personal information.
Businesses should be aware of unusual requirements in New Jersey draft rules for implementing the state’s comprehensive privacy law, several law firms warned in blog posts this month.
A bipartisan coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia on Wednesday gave their approval of TTAM Research Institute's agreement to acquire 23andMe and its data. The group argued in a court filing that TTAM isn't really a third party since its chief, Anne Wojcicki, is 23andMe's founder and former CEO. Even still, some states continued to object to the $305 million sale of the bankrupt biotech company despite TTAM's pledge to adopt additional data privacy protections in response to concerns (see 2506160045).
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