Month: September 2024

News

Californians can now add their driver’s licenses and state IDs to their digital wallets on both
Apple and Android devices. Other states – including Louisiana and Colorado – have rolled out
their own digital IDs that can be used during traffic stops and other police interactions. Showing
these IDs may waive privacy protections in interactions with law enforcement.

LinkedIn revealed that it had been training its AI model on user data. Under its new privacy
policy, LinkedIn now informs users that “we may use your personal data… [to] develop and train
artificial intelligence (AI) models, develop, provide, and personalize our Services, and gain
insights with the help of AI, automated systems, and inferences, so that our Services can be more
relevant and useful to you and others.” Users can opt-out of future data collection, but not
remove their information from past training datasets.

Meta will not voluntarily join the EU’s AI Pact, a temporary measure before the AI Act comes
into force in 2026.

Telegram has tweaked its policies to be able to share more data with government authorities, in a
reversal of longstanding policy

The US Commission on Civil Rights issued a report on the civil rights implications of the federal
use of Facial Recognition Technology. The report identified that there are no laws that expressly
regulate the use of FRT or other AI by the federal government, and no constitutional provisions
governing its use.

(Compiled by Student Fellow Anthony Perrins)

News

A study found that drivers are more likely to be distracted while using partial automation tech.

OpenAI’s safety committee announced it will oversee security practices as an independent body.

Instagram announced new privacy and parental controls for Instagram accounts of users under 18. It will port certain Instagram accounts to private by default “Teen Accounts”.

A Politico piece describes how Andrew Kingman, outside counsel for the State Privacy and Security Coalition, has played a key role in shaping business-friendly data privacy laws across numerous states by lobbying against stricter regulations and promoting industry-favorable provisions.

Exploding devices modified by Israel somewhere along the supply chain during manufacture or transit raise questions about the security of hardware.

Events 

Kate Crawford’s and Vladan Joler’s MoMA exhibit Anatomy of an AI System “analyzes the vast networks that underpin the “birth, life, and death” of a single Amazon Echo smart speaker, painstakingly compiling and condensing this huge volume of information into a detailed high-resolution diagram.” 

The Privacy Research Group will be hosting the event “Surveillance, Geofence Warrants, and the Fourth Amendment: Recent Developments” in Furman Hall Room 120 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm on Tuesday, September 24th (in-person only). You can RSVP here. It’ll include a lecture by Albert Fox Cahn, a Q&A, and snacks & coffee. 

On October 1, 2024, the AI(M) for the Future will feature six sessions, with options for both in-person and online attendance. Register here.

The Engelberg Center has several events at NYU in the next week: a book launch event for the book Feminist Cyberlaw next Monday and a conference on the Hatch-Waxman Act next Thursday and Friday.

(Compiled by Student Fellow Rebecca Kahn)