Sara Pitt, Author at Connect On Tech

In Artificial Intelligence

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…

In Cybersecurity

SEC Adopts Final Cybersecurity Rules

In brief On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved the final rules for Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure (“Final Rules”). As previously reported, the SEC first proposed amendments to its rules on disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies on March 9, 2022 (“Proposed Rules”). Similar to the Proposed Rules, the Final Rules, broadly speaking, require (i) issuers to make disclosures…

In Data Privacy

New York’s ‘Sister Bill’ to the CCPA

February 5, 2021 by Brian Hengesbaugh, Teresa Michaud, Cristina Messerschmidt, Sara Pitt, Gary Hunt and Dominic Panakal 3 Mins Read

The Empire State is making waves in the world of privacy with the introduction of its own version of the now infamous California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). SB 567, which was introduced on January 6, 2021, is New York’s attempt to introduce new consumer rights with respect to personal information, as well as regulate the sale of consumer personal information to third parties. Notably, the Bill also introduces a private right of action for consumers…