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[…] the state is also the first to enact state AI legislation. Maryland passed the  Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) as well as the Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code Act” (Maryland AADC).  Following Connecticut’s lead last year, Virginia and Colorado both amended their state privacy laws to add specific online protections for kids’ data. FPF […]

[…] opt-outs – exceeds the bounds of the Agency’s statutory authority and is in violation of the California Administrative Procedure Act. Separately, while the Maryland Age Appropriate Design Code was drafted to remove any direct requirements to moderate content, the law’s risk assessment requirements may still contain “proxies for content” that Ninth Circuit found to […]

[…] frameworks that define AI ethics and support the ratification and implementation of relevant regional and international conventions and recommendations. It calls for the development and adoption of codes of ethics for AI developers and users, while noting that systems such as Generative AI pose particularly timely ethical concerns.  Closing Reflections The Strategy offers African […]

[…] Communications Intern On September 28, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California AB 3030, among a host of AI bills. CA AB 3030 amended the California Health & Safety Code and requires specified healthcare entities to disclose the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in provider-patient communications through visual or verbal disclaimers presented before, during, and/or […]

[…] companies have embraced an internal data protection culture, recognizing it as a key competitive factor, thanks to its flexible compliance framework through soft law tools such as Codes of Conduct, certification mechanisms, and standard contractual clauses (SCCs). However, several shortcomings are identified, both from the perspective of stakeholders and regulators. From companies, it is […]

[…] text-to-video generation model (Veo); and a new iteration on their text-to-image generation model (Imagen 3). Google engineers have also announced several open models (Gemma 2B and 7B; CodeGemma; and PaliGemma). The privacy tradeoff of model size is this: the smaller the model, the easier it is to operate locally. Large models are more efficiently […]

[…] divergent definitions. To ensure focus and regulatory efforts are targeted toward technologies that play an impactful role in individuals’ rights, FPF recommended alignment with definitions from Government Code § 11546.45.51, the CPPA Draft Regulations, and Assembly Bill 2930 that require the ADS role be “substantial” to the decision-making process. Law / Proposal Definition Civil […]

[…] to minors is a novel aspect of child-focused privacy laws a trend that has popped up in recent years – seen in the currently-enjoined California Age-Appropriate Design Code, Maryland Age-Appropriate Design Code, and recent amendments to Colorado and Connecticut’s comprehensive consumer privacy laws. Design codes require an affirmative duty to act in the best […]

[…] Wednesday, July 17th, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for an appeal of the District Court’s preliminary injunction of the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AADC). Judges Milan Smith Jr., Mark Bennett, and Anthony Johnstone appeared interested in questions about severability and implications of the recent NetChoice/CCIA v. Moody decision […]

[…] and violence material, and drug-related material (collectively, “class 1A” and “class 1B” material). These final standards address Designated Internet Services and Relevant Electronic Services, joining six other codes covering other categories of services.  In October 2023, prior to the publication of the draft industry standards, FPF hosted a roundtable conversation with expert contributors from […]