Monthly Archives: February 2024

 The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is funding a statewide multigenerational study that aims to identify the causes and risk factors of poor mental health outcomes. The study hopes to run for 20 years gathering data to help policymakers and health care providers identify ways to support long-term mental health success. Route […]

Add Chicago to the list of jurisdictions that are breaking ties with gun shot spotting technology that alerts law enforcement of the possibility of gun fire. Concerns raised in Chicago include increasing emergency response times with no attributable reduction in violence. Chicago was spending $9 million annually for the technology. Route Fifty | Chicago is […]

2023 saw  2,365 more data breaches than the previous record in 2021. The total number of breaches of personal information was 3205 that impacted 353 million. The T-Mobile breach was the largest affecting 37 million and then the Xfinity breach that impacted 35.9 million. Why the increase? According to  James E. Lee, chief operating officer […]

888 leaders in artificial intelligence have signed a statement calling for deep fake legislation. Their position is: Deepfakes are a growing threat to society, and governments must impose obligations throughout the supply chain to stop the proliferation of deepfakes. New laws should: If designed wisely, such laws could nurture socially responsible businesses, and would not […]

30 conservative State Attorneys General, including Texas, signed a letter to the Secretary of Commerce arguing against “centralize governmental control over an emerging technology being developed by the private sector.”  Route Fifty | States clash over what responsible AI looks like

 Virginia Legislature is considering SB439 (VA | 2024) to create the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Commission. The Commission will make recommendations to the Legislature about how the state should regulate cryptocurrency and blockchain use. WVTF | Virginia legislature could inch towards a regulated crypto market with potential new commission

States and local governmental entities are turning to white hat hackers to keep their cybersecurity game on point.  NYC Cyber Command established a system where white hat hackers report the bugs and vulnerabilities that they find via  vulnerability disclosure website. Route Fifty | See something, say something: Ethical hackers strengthen cyber resilience

41% of employees have modified or added technology without IT department input according to  a Gartner report. Overworked government employees are turning to AI to be more efficient with little oversight. Some say this is the use of Shadow AI. Sounds like a horror film. In 2023, 18 states adopted resolutions or legislation regulating AI […]

This week the FCC made AI generated robocalls illegal. Enforcement authority is also granted to state attorneys general. Route Fifty | FCC makes AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal

A winning opposition argument for a fossil fuel company disclosure bill in the Washington State Legislature:    There are hackers. The state computers could be hacked. The state cannot ensure that  the information would be confidential because of cybersecurity threats.   Missoula Current | INSLEE’S OIL TRANSPARENCY BILL STALLS IN LEGISLATURE