Incoming House Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., plans on introducing comprehensive and kids’ privacy bills in the new year, he told us Tuesday.
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It would be a mistake for the Trump administration to undo President Joe Biden’s efforts at establishing a rights-based regulatory framework for AI technology, Democrats told us in interviews before the break.
FTC Chair Lina Khan redefined the agency during her nearly four-year tenure, Democrats and Republicans said in interviews last week. However, they split along party lines on whether her impact was positive for antitrust and consumer protection enforcement.
Google should end its distribution agreements with companies like Apple, sell Chrome and potentially also sell Android, DOJ and nearly 40 state attorneys general said Wednesday in an antitrust lawsuit against the platform (see 2410220040).
Kids’ online safety legislation is unlikely to gain House approval during the lame-duck session, House Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and key Republicans told us in interviews.
The federal government should financially support the growth of data centers in the U.S., telecom and tech groups said last week in comments to NTIA. Meanwhile, an Amazon workers' organization urged that NTIA should be aware of data centers' carbon footprint and skeptical about industry’s environmental impact assessments.
Some Republicans are softening their support for forced divestment of TikTok after President-elect Donald Trump vowed during the campaign he would “save” the Chinese social media app.
The FTC is breaking the law by refusing to follow statutory mandates that would allow consolidation of lawsuits against the agency’s new click-to-cancel rule, said NCTA, the Interactive Advertising Bureau and the Electronic Security Association in a filing this week (see 2410240001).
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hasn’t detected “national-level,” foreign interference campaigns targeting the presidential election, a senior CISA official told reporters Tuesday.
Connecticut, Texas, New Jersey and California are among the states preparing to advance comprehensive AI legislation in 2025, according to lawmakers and stakeholders.