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US lawmakers propose ban on AI selling health and location data

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US lawmakers are proposing new legislation, the Health and Location Data Protection Act, to prevent AI companies from selling sensitive user data like health and location information to data brokers. This bill aims to protect information shared with AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude, addressing concerns that such data could be exploited. The proposed act would empower the FTC to enforce these rules and allow individuals to sue for violations, with a significant budget allocated for enforcement over the next decade. AI

IMPACT This legislation could significantly impact how AI companies collect, store, and monetize user data, potentially limiting their ability to develop new health-focused AI products.

RANK_REASON New legislative proposal targeting AI companies' data handling practices.

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. The Verge — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Hayden Field ·

    Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data

    A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information people reveal to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude. In the coming weeks, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) are plann…

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Congress wants to ban AI companies from selling your health data A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data broke

    📰 Congress wants to ban AI companies from selling your health data A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information people reveal to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude. In the coming weeks, S... 📰 Source: Th…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/health-location-data-prote…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers

    Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data A new proposal would ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers - including information people reveal to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT or Claude. In the coming weeks, Senator Elizabeth W…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/health-location-data-prote…

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