Cristina Messerschmidt, Author at Connect On Tech

In Artificial Intelligence

AI Innovation in California Prevails: California Governor Nixes Major AI Legislation

October 1, 2024 by Adam Aft, Cynthia Cole, Brian Hengesbaugh, Cristina Messerschmidt, Ella Noll, Justine Phillips, Garrett Stallins and Avi Toltzis 4 Mins Read

On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1047, which would have enacted the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (the “Act”) to create a comprehensive regulatory framework for the development of artificial intelligence models. The veto embodies the dilemma that has emerged around the regulation of AI applications: how can laws prevent harms in the use and development of AI, while promoting innovation and harnessing the power…

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Minding Your Data: New Law Expands CCPA’s Sensitive Personal Information to Include Neural Data

October 1, 2024 by Adam Aft, Cynthia Cole, Brian Hengesbaugh, Cristina Messerschmidt, Ella Noll, Justine Phillips, Garrett Stallins and Avi Toltzis 3 Mins Read

“Neural data” is the newest addition to the ever expanding California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Signed into law on September 28, 2024, SB 1223 amends the CCPA to add “personal information that reveals neural data” to the categories of personal information that constitute sensitive personal information. It further amends the CCPA to define “neural data” as “information that is generated by measuring the activity of a consumer’s central or peripheral nervous system, and that is…

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From Brussels to Boulder: Colorado Enacts Comprehensive AI Law on the Heels of EU’s AI Act with Significant Obligations for Business and Employers

May 20, 2024 by Adam Aft, Caroline Burnett, Cynthia Cole, Susan Eandi, Brian Hengesbaugh, Cristina Messerschmidt and Avi Toltzis 4 Mins Read

In Brief On May 17, 2024 Colorado Governor Polis signed the landmark Colorado AI Act (Senate Bill 24-205) into law. Colorado is now the first US state with comprehensive AI regulation, adopting a classification system like the European Union’s recent AI Act. The law will take effect February 1, 2026. The law exempts small employers (fewer than fifty full-time employees) from some of its requirements but otherwise requires companies to take extensive measures to protect…

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Living Free from the Sale of Personal Data: New Hampshire is the 14th US State to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Law

January 30, 2024 by Cynthia Cole, Rachel Ehlers, Helena Engfeldt, Brian Hengesbaugh, Cristina Messerschmidt, Justine Phillips and Jonathan Tam 7 Mins Read

On January 18, 2024, the New Hampshire legislature passed SB255, making the Granite State the 14th US state to pass a consumer privacy law—and the second state to do so in January. Following enrolment—a formality to excise clerical errors—the bill will move to Governor Chris Sununu’s desk for final enactment. If it becomes law, SB255 will go into effect on January 1, 2025, giving businesses less than one year to ensure compliance with the new…

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Celebrating Data Privacy Day 2024

January 29, 2024 by Anne-Marie Allgrove, Anne Petterd, Adrian Lawrence, Toby Patten, Caitlin Whale, Liz Grimwood-Taylor, Zhenyu Ruan, Michael Wang, Marcia Lee, Dominic Edmondson, Jennifer Lau, Daniel Pardede, Adhika Wiyoso, Wiku Anindito, Bimo Harimahesa, Kensaku Takase, Daisuke Tatsuno, Andre Gan, Trishelea Sandosam, Bienvenido A. Marquez III, Divina Ilas-Panganiban, Ken Chia, Victoria Wong, H. Henry Chang, Louis Hsieh, Pattaraphan Paiboon, Kritiyanee Buranatrevedhya, Manh Hung Tran, Huyen Minh Nguyen, Huu Tuan Nguyen, Maher Ghalloussi, Dr Lukas Feiler, Beat Koenig, Alexander Hofmann, Elisabeth Dehareng, Caroline Serbanescu, Milena Hoffmanová, Lenka Bešťáková, Dusan Hlavaty, Magalie Dansac Le Clerc, Prof. Dr. Michael Schmidl, Matthias Scholz, Michaela Nebel, Florian Tannen, Simone (Bach) Rieken LL.M., Ines K. Radmilovic, Dr. Csaba Vári, Francesca Gaudino, Annie Elfassi, Kyllian Talbourdet, Remke Scheepstra, Nathalja Doing, Radoslaw Nozykowski, Marcin Fialka, Martyna Czapska, Jakub Falkowski, Janet McKenzie, Fatima Ismail, Patricia Pérez, Pablo Uslé, Peder Oxhammar, Margarita Kozlov, William Höglund, Alessandro Celli, Johanna Moesch (Mösch), Oleksiy Stolyarenko, Dmytro Skydan, Khrystyna Oleniuk, Vinod Bange, Benjamin Slinn, Robbie Downing, Ian Walden, Tamara Mackay-Temesy, Guillermo José Cervio, Roberto Grane, Martin Roth, Valentina Biondi Grane, Catalina Benatena, Flavia Rebello, Ludmila Lago, Theo Ling, Conrad Flaczyk, Nadia Rauf, Diego Ferrada, Carolina Pardo, Carlos Arboleda, Carlos Vela-Trevino, Daniel Villanueva-Plasencia, Paulina Bojalil, Teresa Tovar, Brian Hengesbaugh, Cynthia Cole, Lothar Determann, Justine Phillips, Rachel Ehlers, Helena Engfeldt, Jonathan Tam, Cristina Messerschmidt, Maria Eugenia Salazar-Furiati and Hector Martinez 2 Mins Read

28 January 2024 is Data Protection Day (or Data Privacy Day outside of Europe), which marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108. Data Privacy Day encourages the global community to think about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust. In an increasingly connected and digitized world, where data protection, privacy and cybersecurity regulation are rapidly evolving, the work of the global data community is more vital, and more challenging,…

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Here, There and Everywhere: FTC Puts Location Data on the Enforcement Map for 2024

January 25, 2024 by Cynthia Cole, Rachel Ehlers, Helena Engfeldt, Brian Hengesbaugh, Cristina Messerschmidt, Justine Phillips and Jonathan Tam 5 Mins Read

Sending a clear message, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the settlement of two separate enforcement actions against data brokers for selling precise location data that may be used to reveal sensitive information. On January 9, the FTC settled with Outlogic, LLC (formerly X-Mode Social) over allegations that it failed to obtain meaningful consent from consumers before collecting and selling data that could be used to track visits to sensitive locations like clinics and places of…

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Lucky 13: the Garden State Cultivates the Privacy Landscape

January 11, 2024 by Cynthia Cole, Helena Engfeldt, Brian Hengesbaugh, Cristina Messerschmidt, Justine Phillips and Jonathan Tam 8 Mins Read

New Jersey is the 13th US State to Pass Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Legislation Consistent with our prediction that 2024 will bring a significant crop of new state consumer privacy laws, the New Jersey legislature recently became the 13th state to pass a comprehensive privacy statute. On January 8—the final day of its 2022-2023 legislative session—the Senate passed bill S332. Once enacted—either with Governor Phil Murphy signing the bill or after 45 days if he takes…

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FCC Refreshes its Data Breach Notification Rule

January 2, 2024 by Cynthia Cole, Rachel Ehlers, Brian Hengesbaugh, Cristina Messerschmidt, Justine Phillips, Elizabeth Roper and Cyrus R. Vance Jr. 4 Mins Read

On December 21, 2023 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued updates to its Data Breach Notification Rule, which applies to telecommunications carriers, as well as to voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and telecommunications relay service (TRS) providers. The updated Data Breach Notification Rule marks the most significant changes to the Rule since its adoption 16 years ago and modernizes the FCC requirements by bringing them more closely in line with other breach reporting obligations. The…

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The 2024 Baker McKenzie “Top 10” Predictions on Global Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks

This past year brought the rapid rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI platforms, accompanied by several noteworthy legal and regulatory developments. 2024 promises to continue with technology advances, making it a pivotal year for businesses navigating global data privacy and cybersecurity risks. Our Baker McKenzie Top 10 predictions for 2024 follow. As is evident, 2024 will be a critical year for global data privacy and cybersecurity. We welcome your thoughts and predictions. Please feel…

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Biden’s Wide-Ranging Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Sets Stage For Regulation, Investment, Oversight and Accountability

On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued a 63-page Executive Order to define the trajectory of artificial intelligence adoption, governance and usage within the United States government. The Executive Order outlines eight guiding principles and priorities for US federal agencies to adhere to as they adopt, govern and use AI. While safety and security are predictably high on the list, so too is a desire to make America a leader in the AI industry including…