Monthly Archives: April 2023

California is considering  AB331 (2023 | CA) that creates a structure to regulate artificial intelligence by focusing on a.i. that affect consequential decisions like impacting certain enumerated individual rights and opportunities, such as employment, education, housing, health care or health insurance, and financial services. There are exemptions for developers and small entities.

Florida Legislature has advanced a Digital Bill of Rights that SB 262 (2023 | FL) and HB1547 (2023 | FL) . Both bills give consumers the right to opt out of sharing their data; companies must obtain permission to collect and sell personal data; establish new disclosure requirements so that customers know when and if […]

Know how ChatGPT works? People upload data for ChatGPT to comb. It turns out some people upload personal information knowingly or unknowingly. This includes propriety information, as programmers at Samsung’s Korean semiconductor business discovered. National Association of Counties Chief Information Officer Rita Reynolds suggests that counties develop a responsible AI policy that addresses privacy and […]

Montana Legislature is considering a bill SB 178 (2023 | MT) to define crypto currency and digital assets as personal property. What does that even mean? Montana says it wants to protect the rights of people and businesses when it comes to their digital assets.

Montana Legislature banned TikTok from operating in the state. Opponents came from the ACLU to libertarians. The bigger picture is the litigation that will emerge from the ban. WSJ | Montana Lawmakers Approve Statewide Ban on TikTok NPR | Montana becomes 1st state to approve a full ban of TikTok

SB1236 (2023 |AZ) was vetoed by the Arizona Governor because the bill would have prevented local policymaking about emergent and potentially energy intensive economic activity. The industry says the bill would have stopped local authorities from imposing taxes on individuals and businesses running blockchain nodes.  Coin Telegraph | Arizona governor vetoes bill targeting taxes on […]

NYC is proposing ordinances to ban facial recognition software for use by businesses who use it to track customers and ban its use by residential buildings. Currently the only other city limiting private sector use of facial recognition software is Portland, Oregon. Bloomberg Law | NYC Lawmakers Seek Ban on Facial Scans to Identify Customers […]

Italy banned ChatGPT because it couldn’t verify user ages, couldn’t prove it wasn’t violating copyright laws, and generally had no legal basis for doing what it does. The ban is being lifted if ChatGPT complies with rules concerning “transparency, the right of data subjects – including users and non-users – and the legal basis of […]