Critics say the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, a digital privacy law for minors, could lead to invasive age verification methods like face-scanning (Emma Camp/Reason)

October 9, 2022

Emma Camp / Reason:
Critics say the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, a digital privacy law for minors, could lead to invasive age verification methods like face-scanning — While the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was hailed as a victory for digital privacy, critics warn of a litany of unintended consequences.

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Some experts warn that the EU’s proposed AI Act would create a legal liability for general-purpose AI systems while simultaneously undermining their development (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Some experts warn that the EU’s proposed AI Act would create a legal liability for general-purpose AI systems while simultaneously undermining their development — Proposed E.U. rules could limit the type of research that produces cutting-edge AI tools like GPT-3, experts warn in a new study.

September 7, 2022

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law an online safety bill that puts limits on the data companies collect on minors; the law goes into effect in 2024 (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Natasha Singer / New York Times:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law an online safety bill that puts limits on the data companies collect on minors; the law goes into effect in 2024 — The bill could require many social media sites, games and other online services used by children to install protections for minors.

September 15, 2022

A tech industry group including Google and Meta sues to block California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, saying it would result in content “over-moderation” (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post)

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
A tech industry group including Google and Meta sues to block California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, saying it would result in content “over-moderation” — It’s the latest legal salvo over the future of social media regulation, an issue that has been appealed to the Supreme Court.

December 15, 2022

Sources: US Treasury will warn the White House that cryptocurrencies need major regulations as they pose significant financial risks that outweigh benefits (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
Sources: US Treasury will warn the White House that cryptocurrencies need major regulations as they pose significant financial risks that outweigh benefits — A new assessment from the Biden administration is expected to find that cryptocurrencies pose threats to investors

September 8, 2022

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirms she wants to dilute the draft Online Safety Bill, focusing on protecting minors while making sure free speech is allowed (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss confirms she wants to dilute the draft Online Safety Bill, focusing on protecting minors while making sure free speech is allowed — Definition of ‘legal but harmful’ may change to give greater scope to say on web what is acceptable in person

September 7, 2022

Twitter has been sued in San Francisco federal court for conducting mass layoffs without providing the required notice of at least 60 days under the WARN Act (Josh Eidelson/Bloomberg)

Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Twitter has been sued in San Francisco federal court for conducting mass layoffs without providing the required notice of at least 60 days under the WARN Act — Twitter Inc. was sued over Elon Musk’s plan to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at the social-media platform — half of its workforce …

November 4, 2022

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