Adam Bender

1 week ago | privacy-daily.com | Adam Bender

A similar bill last year passed the House unanimously but never got out of the Senate. The committee’s substitute for HB-860 would only target social platforms with more than one million active users. "Big Tech is profiteering off of our children,” said sponsor Rep. Jeffrey McNeeley (R) at the committee meeting. “We can't go after all [platforms], but we're going to go after the main ones.” Those are the companies with the most sophisticated algorithms, he said.

1 week ago | privacy-daily.com | Adam Bender

At the annual event, audience members give detailed feedback on work-in-progress privacy papers. About 10 people attended the first PLSC in 2008, said Waldman, a law professor at the University of California-Irvine. That’s “ballooned” over the years to nearly 300 people at this year’s event, including those from industry, government, academia and nonprofits. Ten papers in progress were presented at the 2008 conference.

2 weeks ago | privacy-daily.com | Adam Bender

Vermont’s law, which will require that businesses provide the highest level of privacy by default, will take effect Jan. 1, 2027. The Vermont attorney general's office is required to complete a rulemaking in the 18-month period before the law's effective date. The governor’s statement on signing the bill recognized the likelihood of a legal challenge. NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) have previously sued multiple states that made similar laws.

2 weeks ago | privacy-daily.com | Adam Bender

A brief scan of the Meta AI app by Privacy Daily also found multiple examples of seemingly private conversations between users and AI appearing for anyone to read or hear. Two consumer advocates raised concerns Thursday. In one text conversation that we saw publicly posted on the app, a woman tells Meta AI, “I would like to chat about my current medical condition.” She describes an unplanned surgery and concerns about what it will mean for her ability to return to work.

2 weeks ago | privacy-daily.com | Adam Bender

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Internet Safety Labs is embracing crowdsourcing and some automation as it attempts to label the privacy and safety risks of all websites and mobile apps by 2029, said Bryce Simpson, an ISL safety researcher, at the USENIX Privacy Engineering Practice and Respect (PEPR) conference Tuesday. It's a "really audacious goal," said Simpson. The nonprofit has a pilot program that will train anyone to be an ISL-certified safety inspector, said Simpson.