With emerging technologies and issues in the health care space, the role of privacy officers must also evolve and adapt to stay relevant in a changing landscape, said a panel of privacy leaders during the National HIPAA Summit Thursday.
Utah will require that law enforcement agencies have generative AI policies. Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed SB-180 on Tuesday. The new law also requires police reports or other law enforcement records to include disclaimers if they were partly or wholly AI created. And it requires the author of an AI-generated report to certify that a human checked the report for accuracy.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Monday signed SB-754, which would update the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to prohibit obtaining, disclosing, selling or disseminating personally identifiable reproductive or sexual health information without a consumer’s consent.
Texas should reject AI legislation mirroring a proposal that was recently vetoed in Virginia (see 2503250010), Americans for Prosperity told state lawmakers Wednesday.
Regulating AI at the federal level might require a targeted approach on specific issues, rather than a comprehensive bill, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Tuesday during the Free State Foundation’s annual policy conference.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed a government AI bill (SB-4) Monday. Kentucky’s technology office “shall prioritize personal privacy and the protection of the data of individuals and businesses as the state develops, implements, employs, and procures” generative, high-risk and other AI systems, said the bill that passed the legislature earlier this month (see 2503030034).
Virginia won’t be the next state with an AI law regulating development, deployment and use of high-risk systems. Calling the proposed requirements “burdensome,” Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed HB-2094 Monday.
Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) took the middle ground in a private right of action (PRA) debate between Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark (D) and Mariner Strategies President Andrew Kingman at a Federal Communications Bar Association New England event Tuesday. The panelists agreed that a national comprehensive privacy law is unlikely soon.
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) board plans to meet April 4 at 8:30 a.m. PT to discuss and possibly act on proposed regulations on automated decision-making technology (ADMT), cybersecurity audits, insurance and other California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) rule updates, the agency said Monday. The CPPA unveiled draft rules revisions -- and plans to discuss bigger possible changes -- in meeting materials released the same day.
Hannah Ji-Otto has joined Quarles & Brady as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group, the firm announced Monday. Ji-Otto advises clients on data privacy, cybersecurity and AI governance issues, as well as counsels on preparing for and responding to data breaches.