Reuters reports: Dutch-based copyright enforcement group BREIN has taken down a large language dataset that was being offered for use in training AI models, the organization said on Tuesday. The dataset included information collected without permission from tens of thousands of books, news sites, and Dutch language subtitles harvested from “countless” films and TV series,…
A bipartisan data-privacy law could backfire on small businesses − 2 marketing professors explain why
John Lynch, University of Colorado Boulder and Jean-Pierre Dubé, University of Chicago Orion Brown started Black Travel Box to serve Black female travelers who find hotel lotions and shampoos inadequate. Randel Bennett co-founded the insurance startup Sigo Seguros for underserved Spanish-speaking drivers. Bill Shufelt and John Walker founded Athletic Brewing Company so athletes and nondrinkers…
State and Federal Developments in Minors’ Privacy in 2024
Lindsey Tonsager, Jenna Zhang, and Diana Lee of Covington and Burling write: This year has brought significant movement and trends in minors’ privacy legislation on both the state and federal levels. We recap the notable developments below. Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Legislation Individual states have continued to enact their own comprehensive consumer privacy legislation this year….
The UN is moving to fight cybercrime but privacy groups say human rights will be violated
Michael Weissenstein reports: A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around the world violate human rights by probing electronic communications and bypassing privacy safeguards. Nearly 200 nations approved the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime on Thursday afternoon at a special committee meeting that capped months of complicated…