Congress Wants to Regulate AI; A Comprehensive Privacy Bill is a Key First Step
In the last few months, Congress has held no fewer than four hearings in different committees on artificial intelligence (AI). Each committee has examined a different aspect of the issue, and they have presented a number of policy solutions to address the questions AI poses. While policymakers in both the House and Senate have championed several different approaches, the strongest policies have a few things in common. As we’ve been watching all the different hearings, we’ve seen a few important [...]
ACT | The App Association presents “Mobile Security and the App Ecosystem”
What: ACT | The App Association presents “Mobile Security and the App Ecosystem” When: Thursday, October 26, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Where: Rayburn 2060 RSVP HERE This is a reminder to join us for refreshments and a discussion about mobile security! On Thursday, the App Association will discuss the mobile security and privacy measures in place that protect mobile device users and what they mean for Congress. Then, Quokka will give a demonstration of its technology and show attendees how [...]
World Encryption Day Meets Cybersecurity Awareness Month: A Match Made for Inclusive Digital Safety
Our digital world continues to evolve at breakneck speed, making the importance of safeguarding our online information paramount. With the risk of privacy breaches increasing daily, researchers continue to find that the dangers of such compromises disproportionately burden disenfranchised communities, particularly Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), and LGBTQIA+ populations. October brings with it not only the vibrant hues of autumn but also the significance of two intertwined cybersecurity events: World Encryption Day and Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Why Encryption Matters [...]
A Lesson for Governments Around the World: Don’t Regulate First and Ask Questions Later
Recently, the European Commission quietly issued a “tender” seeking a study on the cybersecurity vulnerabilities the Digital Markets Act (DMA) might introduce. Reporters from Reuters appear to think its purpose is to “counter any Apple, Google antitrust pushback.” Whether or not this is an accurate characterization of the European Commission’s (EC’s) purpose with the tender, there are serious issues with this approach to governance. First, DMA’s vertical interoperability and open access mandates are, at least facially, mandates to introduce new [...]
Pioneering AI policy: How the EU’s AI Act could shape the app economy
The EU AI Act is a proposed regulation out of the European Union (EU) that seeks to regulate the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) through a risk-based approach. The European Commission (EC) proposed the first-of-its-kind draft legislation in 2021, but with the rest of the policy world turning its attention to AI and how to regulate it, the lawmakers in the EU are hoping to speed up the process to end trilogue negotiations and vote on the bill by the [...]
Sec. 230, Intellectual Property, and the App Store Tug-of-War
There’s a reason we don’t write much about Section 230. For those unfamiliar, Section 230 is the statutory provision clarifying that internet services hosting content created by third parties are not liable for a range of potential civil actions that could be directed at those third parties. The statute is intended to apply long-existing protections for physical forums to virtual forums. The idea is to prevent opportunistic litigation against forum operators that is more properly directed at the publishers of [...]