On October 30, 2023, U.S. President Biden issued an Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. It marks the Biden Administration’s most comprehensive action on artificial intelligence policy, building upon the Administration’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (issued in October 2022) and its announcement (in July 2023) of securing voluntary commitments from 15 leading AI companies to manage AI risks.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Promote Responsible Artificial Intelligence Innovation
On May 4, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to promote responsible American innovation in artificial intelligence. …
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TSA Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Airport and Aircraft Operators
On March 7, 2023, the Transportation Security Administration announced the issuance on an emergency basis of a cybersecurity amendment to the security programs of certain TSA-regulated airport and aircraft operators, as part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s initiatives to improve the cybersecurity of U.S. critical infrastructure. …
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CIPL Files Comments on Civil Rights Implications of Commercial Data Practices
On March 6, 2023 the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth filed a response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s request for comment on issues at the intersection of privacy, equity, and civil rights. …
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White House Releases National Cybersecurity Strategy
On March 2, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the release of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.
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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Protecting Children Online
On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing titled, “Protecting Our Children Online.” …
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CPPA Board Holds Meeting on Status of CPRA Rulemaking and Other Topics
On December 16, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board held a public meeting regarding the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process and other topics, such as the CPPA’s advocacy regarding proposed federal and state privacy legislation. …
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European Commission to Start Adequacy Decision Adoption Process for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
On December 13, 2022, the European Commission launched the process for the adoption of an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
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Speakers Optimistic About New EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
On December 12, 2022, at the “POLITICO Live” event sponsored by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP’s Centre for Information Policy Leadership, speakers from both sides of the Atlantic were optimistic that the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework will withstand an anticipated legal challenge.
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CISA Releases Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently released the first iteration of the agency’s Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals.
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