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Washington becomes first state to adopt health data protections post-Roe

Gov. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) on May 2019 at Bainbridge Island, Wash.(Jovelle Tamayo for The Washington Post) Comment Gift Article Washington Gov.Jay Inslee (D) on Thursday signed a first-of-its-kind bill into law that creates new protections for reproductive data, responding to concerns that sensitive data collected and sold by tech companies could be used to aid prosecutions related to abortion s.
Germany based: image data set used by leading generative AI models . Interesting copyright discussion under German law.

A Photographer Tried to Get His Photos Removed from an AI Dataset. He Got an Invoice Instead.

A German stock photographer who asked to get his images removed from a dataset used to train AI image generators was not only met with a refusal from the dataset owner but also an invoice for $979 for filing an unjustified copyright claim.The photographer, Robert Kneschke, found out in February that his photographs were being used to train AI through a site called Have I Been Trained?
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Why Are So Many US Companies Using Cookie Banners On Their Websites?

Most people would agree with this statement: "Pop-ups are annoying."A rather amusing article in The Verge laments the recent unfortunate revival of website pop-ups, which the author describes as dogging them through the hellscape of their internet experience with messages pushing them to like, subscribe, click, listen, sign in and accept all.
Such fun chatting with @redcloveradvsrs and Justin and the Red Clover Advisors team.
Of course we talked about AI, because what else is there to talk about?

Jules Polonetsky on LinkedIn: Such fun chatting with Jodi Daniels and Justin and the Red Clover Advisors...

The emergence of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots has added another layer to the convoluted privacy landscape, further solidifying the need for comprehensive regulations.So what should corporations and lawmakers consider when protecting consumer and public privacy?In today's episode of She Said Privacy/He Said Security, it's all about AI's privacy ramifications.
Yet another privacy law that allows research (health research here) in the public interest, as determined by an Attorney General.Hmm what kind of health research might some AGs dislike ?

The Washington My Health My Data Act - Part 2: The Scope of "Consumer Health Data" - Hintze Law PLLC - Privacy + Security

This is the second in a series of blog posts about the Washington My Health My Data Act.The first part provided a high-level overview of the Act.This part discusses in more detail a key element that determines the scope and impact of the Act - the definition of "consumer health data."Future posts in the coming days will delve deeply into additional aspects of the Act and the issues it raises.
AI Alignment such an interesting term. Does it mean getting data protection right? Talk about it with me Friday. ?

Jules Polonetsky on LinkedIn: Leading LLMs commit to seeking AI Alignment, but does this presume data...

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Last week, I had the pleasure of hosting a panel at IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals' #GPS23 with the EDPS - European Data Protection Supervisor, Wojciech Wiewiorowski, MEP @Brando Benifei, co-rapporteur of the EU AI Act in the European Parliament, and Irene Roche Laguna, Deputy Head of Unit in DG CNECT, European Commission, to discuss about the EU's ambitions to reorder the digital economy and society through its Data Strategy legislative package (DMA, DSA, AI Act, Data Act, Data Governance Act etc.), and whether there is consistency within it, and together with the GDPR.
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