In my last blog post, I discussed AI legislation in Europe. In this blog post, I will discuss the state of play for AI legislation in the US, first at the state and city level and then at the federal level. AI Legislation at the City and State Level AI…

Over 60 countries have put forth some form of AI public policies since 2017, thus indicating the growing concerns regarding the potential misuse of AI.[1] Let’s look at where the most significant activity is taking place for AI regulation, namely in Europe and the US. …

In Greek myth, Pandora was a woman fashioned out of the earth by a Greek God at the request of Zeus. Pandora was bestowed with powerful gifts and attributes — her name means “all-giving” or “all gifted.” She brought with her a jar (later incorrectly translated as a “box”) that…

The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) is a proposed federal privacy law that would preempt most state privacy laws. Proponents of the ADPPA in the privacy community have made it clear that their analysis shows that ADPPA is so much better than the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)…

The American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) is a proposed federal privacy law that recently passed the House Committee on Energy & Commerce by an impressive (and bipartisan!) 53–2 vote. In many ways, the ADPPA would go beyond the US’ most robust existing state law — the California Privacy…

I recently co-authored a paper entitled “Overview and Commentary of the California Workplace Technology Accountability Act.” This is California Assembly Bill 1651 (AB 1651), introduced in the 2022 legislative session by Assemblymember Ash Kalra. I won’t re-publish the article in this blog post but will (a) give an overview of…

When we are dealing with a chatbox, it is hard to know if there is a human behind the chatbox or if we are dealing with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system. Or if we are watching a video, is it a deepfake or an authentic video? It got me thinking…

Even with the silent killing of SB 1059 — the proposed bill to strengthen California’s Data Broker Registry law by requiring more accountability and transparency from data brokers — there is a little bit of good news in terms of regulating data brokers in Californians. The California Privacy Protection Agency…

On May 19th, the State Senate Appropriations Committee did not mention SB 1059 — the proposed bill to strengthen California’s Data Broker Registry law by requiring more accountability and transparency from data brokers — in its “suspense file” hearing. In doing such they “silently euthanized” this and other bills that…