Michael B. Katz, Cynthia J. Larose, and Angie K. Isaza-Loaiza of Mintz write: In Montana, Governor Greg Gianforte signed the Montana’s Consumer Data Privacy Act (S.B. 384) (“MCDPA”) on May 19, 2023 – one of the strongest privacy bills signed in a red state. Montana now becomes the ninth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy…
Category: Laws
Out of the mouths of babes? FTC says Amazon kept kids’ Alexa voice data forever – even after parents ordered deletion
Lesley Fair writes: “Stop it!” Moms and Dads may have to repeat that instruction to their kids, but when parents said it to Amazon in an effort to get the company to delete children’s voice data obtained through its Alexa voice assistant, Amazon should have honored those requests immediately. But according to a complaint filed…
Britain to Crack Down on Unauthorised AI Data Collection
Michael Edgar reports: In the aftermath of Rishi Sunak’s sit down with leaders from Open-AI, DeepMind, and Google, Britain announces new measures to crack down on unauthorised gathering of personal data from Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies. Companies utilising generative AI technology have been informed by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that they remain bound by data protection…
A Catch-22 for Clinics: State Bans Limit Abortion Counseling. Federal Title X Rules Require It.
Rachana Pradhan May 26, 2023 State abortion bans in Tennessee and beyond, which constrain women’s health care, have put family planning clinics at risk of losing their federal funding. The conflict involves the Title X family planning program, which provides services to low-income people, including minors. As of 2021, more than 3,200 clinics used federal…