The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published its initial draft of rules aimed at balancing the innovative benefits of automated decision-making technologies with the rights and privacy of individuals. The draft is initially intended for discussion at the board of the CPPA and will be opened to public comments thereafter.

Under the proposed rules, businesses employing automated decision-making technology must ...

A California federal judge has dismissed claims that Meta’s Large Language Model (LLaMA) constitutes a derivative work of the materials it was trained on, labeling the claim as “nonsensical.” The lawsuit, asserted by comedian Sarah Silverman and others, challenged Meta’s use of their books for AI training but had most claims dismissed. However, the judge allowed the plaintiffs to amend ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reached a settlement agreement with an American company that processes medical data for clinics, on charges of major security flaws in violation of the Security Rule under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The company, which operates as a Business Associate under HIPAA, was a victim of a ...