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Alexandra Ross - Author, Advisor, Speaker / Senior Director, Senior Data Protection, Use & Ethics Counsel @autodesk

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My latest blog post. New Kid on the Block: Data Protection joins ESG theprivacyguru.com/post/new-…
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CNN
@CNN17 May 2023
Human DNA can now be pulled from thin air or a footprint on the beach. Here’s what that could mean cnn.it/3ByoYPg
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Tennessee Passes Comprehensive Privacy Law natlawreview.com/article/ano…

Another Governor Signs: Tennessee Volunteers to Join the Privacy Patchwork

The Tennessee governor has signed Tennessee’s comprehensive privacy law, which as we have indicated will go into effect July 1, 2025. As initially proposed, the law would have been effective July 1,...

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@Forbes16 May 2023
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other leaders of the burgeoning AI industry voiced support for additional regulation while testifying at a historic congressional hearing Tuesday. trib.al/2DibAXq
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@AP16 May 2023
"I think if this technology goes wrong, it can go quite wrong." Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT parent company OpenAI, shared his biggest fears about artificial intelligence before Congress Tuesday. bit.ly/3pO48so

ChatGPT head shares biggest AI fears before Congress Tuesday

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Telly, the 'free' smart TV with ads, has privacy policy red flags | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2023/05/16/te…

Telly, the 'free' smart TV with ads, has privacy policy red flags | TechCrunch

The smart television startup left behind annotations in its company's privacy policy that raise red flags about its data practices.

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Los Angeles Times
@latimes14 May 2023
AI experts can quickly rattle off a number of alarming scenarios in which generative AI is used to create synthetic media for the purposes of confusing voters, slandering a candidate or even inciting violence. Here are a few: latimes.com/world-nation/sto…

AI presents political peril for 2024 with threat to mislead voters

Thanks to recent advances in artificial intelligence, tools that can create lifelike photos, video and audio are now cheap and readily available

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The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ14 May 2023
A scan of your face or fingerprints could be your ticket onto an airplane or into an event. But as @nicnguyen explains, only a few states protect your biometric privacy. #WSJWhatsNow on.wsj.com/405BcJM
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@BW14 May 2023
Data science degrees have grown to be one of the most popular programs at US business schools trib.al/agm3mOk

Data Science Is the Hot New Master’s at B-Schools

The need to crunch data is driving the rapid growth of analytics degrees.

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Why ESG is becoming a bigger part of investing strategies @CMEGroup #ad

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EJ Dionne@EJDionne13 May 2023
After Trump’s CNN performance, “there is no escaping that he has an agenda that is anything but normal….There is no turning a blind eye to what this would mean if he were reelected.” Superb & on-target @danbalz: There can be no evasion of 2024’s stakes. washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Analysis | The 2024 election isn’t about normal things. It’s about Trump.

The former president has changed the terms of the debate for the coming election, as evidenced by his performance during the CNN town hall.

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Simon Rosenberg
@SimonWDC13 May 2023
Starting to get some details on who Twitter is now blocking inside of Turkey, and it's not good: turkishminute.com/2023/05/13…

Twitter succumbs to Erdoğan's pressure, silences key voices in Turkey on election eve - Turkish...

Twitter announced at 6 a.m. Turkish time on Saturday that it was restricting access in Turkey to certain account holders to ensure the platform "remains available to the people of Turkey," seen by...

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Jon Stewart
@jonstewart13 May 2023
I learned nothing from this town hall about Trump and his most ardent supporters I haven't known since 2016. I learned a lot about CNN.
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Cybersecurity experts expect surge in AI-generated hacking attacks - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/technolog…

Cybersecurity faces a challenge from artificial intelligence’s rise

The prospect comes as a range of professionals report real progress in security, from slowing ransomware attacks to more timely sharing of information by the U.S. government.

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Rapporteur
@rapporteur_news11 May 2023
AI Act moves ahead in EU Parliament with key committee vote #AIAct #artificialintelligence #ChatGPT #emotionrecognition dlvr.it/SnsP0Q
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Delaware judge refuses to dismiss Facebook shareholder suit over user data privacy breaches - ABC News abcnews.go.com/Business/wire…
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U. of California Wins Partial Dismissal of Pixel Privacy Case news.bloomberglaw.com/privac…

U. of California Wins Partial Dismissal of Pixel Privacy Case

The governing board for the University of California system must face allegations it violated students’ privacy by installing an ad-tracking pixel on a health portal, a California federal judge ruled...

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Enterprise to Pay $505K to Settle Biometric Privacy Class Action news.bloomberglaw.com/privac…

Enterprise to Pay $505K to Settle Biometric Privacy Class Action

Car-rental provider Enterprise will pay about $505,000 to settle a class action alleging it collected and shared the fingerprints of employees in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information...

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WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told | WhatsApp | The Guardianm theguardian.com/technology/2…

WhatsApp could disappear from UK over privacy concerns, ministers told

‘Intentional ambiguity’ over end-to-end encryption in online safety bill could lead to messaging app being withdrawn

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Two-thirds of Americans say the drug mifepristone, used in the majority of abortions in the United States, should remain on the market, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. The survey finds that 66 percent of U.S. adults say mifepristone should remain on the market, while 24 percent say it should be taken off the market. wapo.st/3pigs3T
Bar graphic showing that two-thirds of Americans say mifepristone should remain on the market. Results are based off of a survey with the question: About half of abortions in this country are induced by taking a prescription drug pill called mifepristone. Do you think mifepristone should remain on the market in the United States or should be taken off the market? 66 percent of those surveyed said "Remain on," 24 percent said "Taken off," and 11 percent had no opinion. Survey was done April 28-May 3, 2023. It was a Washington Post-ABC News poll of 1,006 U.S. adults with an error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

ALT Bar graphic showing that two-thirds of Americans say mifepristone should remain on the market. Results are based off of a survey with the question: About half of abortions in this country are induced by taking a prescription drug pill called mifepristone. Do you think mifepristone should remain on the market in the United States or should be taken off the market? 66 percent of those surveyed said "Remain on," 24 percent said "Taken off," and 11 percent had no opinion. Survey was done April 28-May 3, 2023. It was a Washington Post-ABC News poll of 1,006 U.S. adults with an error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

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Daniel Goldman
@danielsgoldman9 May 2023
The problem is no longer merely about ethics reform but about democracy reform. The Clarence Thomas Affair threatens our rule-based democracy. slate.com/news-and-politics/…

Why the Latest Clarence Thomas Revelation Is the Most Insulting

Of all the insulting things to come out of the past few weeks, this is perhaps the most insulting.

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