by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 5, 2024
In July 2024, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing, The Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy and the AI Accelerant. The meeting announcement noted that “the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) systems has...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 6, 2024
In May 2024, there was a hearing in the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security. The hearing, Strengthening Data Security to Protect Consumers was called by the chair, Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and it...
by Eric J. Ellman | Apr 8, 2024
On April 7, 2024, a discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 was released. This draft represents an agreement between U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (R-WA). Rep. Rodgers is the chair of House Energy &...
by Eric J. Ellman | Sep 12, 2023
In September, the U.S. Senate Commerce’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security held a hearing, The Need for Transparency in Artificial Intelligence. The witnesses were Victoria Espinel, Chief Executive Officer, BSA/The Software...
by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 16, 2021
CDIA joined over 80 other organizations in a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing the inclusion of Sections 31501 and 31502 in H.R. 5376, the “Build Back Better Act.” These two sections would create an unprecedented and unjustified broad civil penalty authority under...
