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)