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PremiumPace of innovation will make EU AI Act hard to enforce, experts say
Concerns about how robustly European member states may enforce the EU AI Act, which took effect on Aug. 1, are divided between if regulators will take a “light touch” approach or a sledgehammer for noncompliance. One thing’s for sure, the pace of AI innovation will make enforcement very difficult.
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News BriefVermont governor vetoes privacy bill, legislature plans override vote
Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a data privacy bill approved by the state’s Democrat-led legislature, which plans an override vote this week.
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ArticleWhile supportive, tech companies haggle over federal privacy law
Well past the point of omens, it seems that a federal consumer privacy law is imminent. But what should that law be? How should it mimic GDPR requirements and those of states like California? The devil may be uploaded with the details.
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House bills target fiduciary rule, CFPB oversight, privacy notices, more
The Financial Services Committee has advanced a slate of 22 bills. Among the topics: data protections for the SEC's Consolidated Audit Trail, the thresholds for SIFI designations, supporting emerging growth companies, and killing the Department of Labor’s fiduciary duty rule.
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The CFPB is under attack again, but this time may be different
Past efforts to dismantle the CFPB have not accomplished much, but fresh legal challenges and legislation might spell trouble for the much-criticized government office.
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Rep. Garrett Proposes Game-Changing Legislation for SEC APs
Image: Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) has proposed the “Due Process Restoration Act,” which would provide parties to administrative proceedings the option to have their case heard in federal court, and also impose a higher burden of proof on the SEC in its “APs.” The bill is a response to the ...
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Congressman Lynch Offers First 'Post-Newman' Bill Banning Insider Trading
As I wrote here last month, the Second Circuit's decision in U.S. v. Newman has resulted in a flurry of recent pleas from people such as Mark Cuban, James Stewart and others for Congress to, finally, define the law of insider trading. On Monday, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) ...