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The FCC should "promote access and utility of supportive services to survivors," said Electronic Privacy Information Center, Clinic to End Tech Abuse, National Network to End Domestic Violence, and Public Knowledge in joint comments. The groups urged the FCC to continue working with stakeholders to "develop an anti-abusable framework for connected devices."
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The nonprofit research organization Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has published a document designed to assess the strength of state and federal artificial intelligence legislation.
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With protections against AI bias removed, data privacy bill ‘impossible for civil society to support’
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Banning TikTok may not do much to protect Americans’ data in the absence of broader privacy laws, Lauren Leffer argued in Scientific American. The legislation “is a form of security theater,” said Calli Schroeder of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. “You could get rid of TikTok today, and China would not lose any significant [amount] of personal information on Americans.”
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"The truth is that these AI models are contributing in a significant way to climate change, in both direct and indirect ways," says Tom McBrien, counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a digital policy watchdog.
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“Your phone is kind of this little mini supercomputer and personal data hub,” says Alan Butler, executive director and president of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. “Luckily, there have been some important and relevant technological advances in how some phones secure that data, but the depths to which data is collected or generated through your phone go on and on and on.”
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"The truth is that these AI models are contributing in a significant way to climate change, in both direct and indirect ways," says Tom McBrien, counsel for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a digital policy watchdog.
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Columbus is considering the installation of a security camera network to combat crime, but questions remain about its overall effectiveness. Jake Wiener, an attorney with the Electronic Privacy Information Center who works on the nonprofit’s surveillance oversight project, expressed skepticism about the initiative's potential impact.
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Consumer Reports, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, and Restore the Fourth have voiced opposition to a new privacy bill in Rhode Island. These groups argue that the proposed legislation, HB 7787/SB 2500, would not significantly protect consumers' personal information or regulate major tech companies like Google and Facebook.
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"Privacy policies are presented as something useful for individuals," said Calli Schroeder, senior counsel and global privacy counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a privacy and civil rights research institution. "Even pretty well-written ones are not ... really there to help the individual. They're there to cover the company's back."
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Many of the data privacy laws enacted in recent years fall short of the standards set by Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These laws are often diluted versions of previous legislation, incorporating only the least stringent elements.
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Contradictory claims have emerged regarding the confidentiality of conversations held through the 988 Lifeline service. While Vibrant, which promotes the service, describes 988Lifeline as “a leader in… mental health crisis care” offering “confidential” conversations with trained counselors, its Terms of Service state in large capital letters that talking to a 988 counselor “DOES NOT CONSTITUTE” either “MENTAL HEALTH CARE” or “CONFIDENTIAL” communication.
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On the other side, the research nonprofit Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) worked with O’Neil to fine-tune her version. EPIC has also been involved with data privacy bills in other states, including Maryland and Vermont.
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Calli Schroeder, Senior Counsel and Global Privacy Counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, emphasized the significant role that digital platforms and AI developers play in combating disinformation during the 2024 election season. While individuals are encouraged to fact-check content before sharing it and to call out known disinformation, Schroeder highlighted that advances in AI have made deepfake images, videos, and audio of politicians highly convincing, often beyond the detection capabilities of individuals.
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Various civil society organizations celebrated the movement of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) and urged Congress to pass the privacy law. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) "commended the Subcommittee and Chair McMorris Rodgers for their work." The Center for American Progress also urged Congress to pass APRA, highlighting the pressing need for comprehensive privacy and children's safety laws.
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Alan Butler, executive director and president of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, an advocacy group that defends privacy online, urges people to ask plenty of questions to show their concerns.
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MyInterview’s challenges are not isolated. Similar issues have affected other notable AI hiring platforms. HireVue, a prominent AI and human resource management company that has serviced corporations such as Hilton, Delta Air Lines, and Unilever, faced significant criticism for its use of AI to analyze speech elements like "variation in tone or pauses." The backlash led the company to cease this practice in 2021.
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As Washington delays on AI legislation, states take the lead on regulating evolving technology
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The PBS NOVA program "Secrets in Your Data" offers valuable insights into data privacy. Viewers are encouraged to explore the outreach toolkit for comprehensive information on protecting personal data.
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Calli Schroeder, senior counsel and global privacy counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, has raised concerns regarding AI programs that monitor user actions. "Constant screenshots of user actions for Recall and other AI programs is a form of surveillance," she stated. "Keeping the data on-device addresses some of the risks of that surveillance but doesn’t change the fact that user activities are being monitored and recorded in great detail and volume."