Privacy Research Group News Roundup 11/12/25
The New York Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act took effect on November 10, 2025, requiring businesses to display a clear disclosure near prices stating that the price was set by an algorithm using personal customer data.
New research from the European Broadcasting Union and the BBC has found that four leading chatbots routinely generate flawed summaries of news stories.
At the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings, Meta’s AI Chief Yann LeCun said that even “a house cat has better intelligence than our most advanced AI systems.” He explained the Moravec paradox – “the observation that tasks difficult for humans are relatively easy for computers, while tasks that seem effortless to humans remain extraordinarily challenging for AI.” LeCun reportedly plans to leave Meta to build his own startup.
The European Commission is expected to unveil the “Digital Omnibus” reform package on November 19, which could roll back the General Data Protection Regulation, the AI Act, and many other privacy-related regulations.
A new opinion piece in The New York Times discusses whether chatbot conversations should be entitled to legal protections.
Several journalists offer think pieces on how New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani might reform the surveillance state enforced by the New York Police Department, given his commitment to working with current Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and his plan to divert some resources into creating a $1B Department of Community Safety.
(Compiled by Sarah Wang).