The White House AI Guidelines: PR Over Policy
While companies such as Open AI, Meta and Google have agreed to promote “safety, security and transparency” regarding their AI technology with the Biden Administration, the agreement rings more like a virtue signaling public relations move than meaningful action.
What Will CA Data Privacy Enforcement Look Like if it’s Headed by a Former Amazon Lawyer?
The new head of enforcement for the California Privacy Protection Agency was mostly recently a top lawyer for Amazon who defended the monopoly against...
CA Privacy Agency Rolls Out Preliminary AI Regs
We’re getting our first peek at how the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is approaching its next round of rulemaking surrounding what control we have over our personal information collected by businesses.
Judge Delays CA Data Privacy Law to 2024
California’s new data privacy law won’t take effect until March 29, 2024 after a superior court judge Friday ruled the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) didn’t pass regulations in a timely manner.
Will the State Bar Hold Mike Feuer and Powerful Attorneys Accountable in the LADWP Billing Scandal?
The California State Bar's investigation into LADWP misconduct has turned into one of the Bar's biggest cases yet.
OP-ED Cal Matters – Tech Industry Wants to Derail Data Privacy Protections Sought by California Voters
By Justin Kloczko, CAL MATTERS
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/05/tech-privacy-protections-california-voters/
Getting denied a home loan, never hearing back from that job you applied for – these things happen all...
Corporations Are Making a Last-Ditch Effort to Stop Californians from Taking Control of Their Personal Data
The biggest lobbying arm of corporations in California has filed a lawsuit seeking to delay enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the...
How New CA Privacy Regulations Can Be Drawn to Stop Biased Algorithms
Los Angeles, CA—Today Consumer Watchdog released a report spotlighting the profiling flaws of algorithms and submitted a letter this week to the state privacy...
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