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That which used to be science fiction, it’s actually not science fiction anymore.
— Rafael Yuste, neuroscientist at Columbia University
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Welcome back to Snippets! It's officially October/spooky season/the month where we eat-too-much-candy-and-regret-it 🎃
- California ended its legislative session with a bang—passing a law focused on neural (i.e., brain data) privacy, while vetoing bills around AI and one-click opt-out.
- The police are suing data brokers en masse, following several targeted doxxing incidents.
- Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets to demand a stronger legislative response to deepfakes.
- And so much more!
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California passes new law to protect neural data
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John Locher/Associated Press
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law that protects the consumer neural data collected and processed by neurotechnology companies—marking a significant milestone for a previously unregulated industry.
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- Regulators across the U.S. have become increasingly concerned about neurotechnology due to the sensitive nature of the data collected by these devices i.e., personal thoughts and feelings.
- The new law amends the California Consumer Privacy Act, bringing neural data under the umbrella of “personal sensitive information” and giving consumers the right to request data deletion and correction, as well as limit how their data is used.
- Although the law passed both the State Assembly and Senate unanimously, some experts believe it focuses too much on restricting neural data collection instead of addressing algorithmic inference of people's thoughts and feelings.
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Montana's Consumer Data Privacy Act: Your Compliance Checklist
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The Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA) is now in effect! With enforcement risks accruing, it's crucial that businesses affected by the law take immediate action to ensure compliance.
Read our comprehensive guide to learn who’s subject to Montana’s privacy law, what the law requires of businesses under its scope, and how it differs from other state laws. You’ll find a 7 step compliance checklist at the end.
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Scrapped bills alter California’s privacy and AI outlook
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California's 2024 legislative session could significantly reshape the state's AI governance and privacy landscape, with several changes driven by Gov. Gavin Newsom just before the September 30 deadline.
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- Newsom vetoed SB 1047, a bill meant to regulate AI, on grounds that the bill’s uniform application of standards lacked the necessary nuance to adequately address AI threats.
- He also vetoed AB 3048, which would require businesses to honor universal opt-out signals, and AB 1949, which would extend CCPA protections to all minors.
- Despite the absence of legislative action surrounding privacy and AI, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has added both topics to its October board meeting agenda.
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Doxxing prompts police lawsuits against data brokers
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Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images
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Atlas Data Privacy Corp, a data-deletion service provider, is spearheading a wave of legal action against data brokers for allegedly enabling doxxing incidents that target police officers.
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- Using Daniel’s Law, a 2021 New Jersey statute, the group has filed more than 140 lawsuits against various data brokers.
- In a consolidated response, over 70 defendants challenged the law's constitutionality, calling out the burden it places on private companies and claiming that it curbs free speech.
- Experts in favor of the statute dismissed the First Amendment argument, warning that overturning the law could discourage states from trying to pass similar legislation in the future.
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- California passes car data privacy law.
- Microsoft relaunches Recall.
- Synthetic data as a resolution to AI privacy concerns.
- What can the US learn from the GDPR?
- Big-Tech throttles one-click privacy legislation.
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South Koreans take to the streets to call for stronger privacy protections
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South Korea’s government is facing mounting pressure to introduce stricter privacy regulations, as deepfakes and breaches become increasingly common.
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- However, South Korean lawmakers' ability to hold Big Tech accountable is severely limited by the fact that many of these companies are headquartered outside the country.
- Calls for action have grown louder as other regions take action, with some pointing to California’s limits on social media platforms feeding addictive content to minors.
- Despite international precedent and growing pressure, legislation in South Korea has moved slowly, prompting 6,000 demonstrators to take to the streets.
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Do Wi-Fi routers invade privacy?
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Illustration by Elena Lacey/The Washington Post
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How much data do Wi-Fi routers collect? That’s the question Ry Crist, a CNET staff member, sought to answer as he pored through 30,000 words of privacy policies from several router manufacturers.
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- Of the 7 company policies Crist studied, most used vague language—often subsuming relevant information under mountains of other text.
- All the manufacturers gathered personal data for targeted advertising. And while they didn’t use it to advertise their own products, the information is shared with third parties.
- While manufacturers denied selling personal identifiers, their practices may still fall under the broad definition of a ‘sale’ under laws like the CCPA.
- Manufacturers who provide clear opt-outs were the exception. Most made no mention of opt-out options, while one, Eero, indicated the only way to stop data collection is to not use their devices.
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