J.D. Tuccille writes: If war is the health of the state, as Randolph Bourne had it, then scaring the hell out of people is the health of the security state. Nothing scares people more than threats to wee ones, which is why “think of the children” is the go-to marketing hook for control-freak policies. And if children…
Some gen AI vendors say they’ll defend customers from IP lawsuits. Others, not so much
Kyle Wiggers reports: A person using generative AI — models that generate text, images, music and more given a prompt — could infringe on someone else’s copyright through no fault of their own. But who’s on the hook for the legal fees and damages if — or rather, when — that happens? It depends. In the…
Washington Gets Access to Patient Names, Emails in Fraud Case
Mary Anne Pazanowski reports: Health-care providers must turn over patients’ names and contact information to Washington in the state’s consumer fraud litigation. Neither the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act nor its state equivalent protected the information from compelled disclosure in a civil case because there’s already a protective order in place, and the…
Canadian privacy regulators pass resolutions on the privacy of young people and workplace privacy
The following is a news release from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada on October 6: Privacy authorities from across the country are calling on their respective governments to improve privacy legislation to protect young people and employees – groups that are significantly vulnerable, each in their own way to the growing influence of digital technologies….