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The Changing Approach in Compliance in the Tech Sector

by Florencia Marotta-Wurgler

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Technological innovations such as generative artificial intelligence (AI), have come under increasing scrutiny from regulators in the U.S., the European Union, and beyond. This heightened oversight aims to ensure that companies implement strong privacy, safety, and design safeguards to protect users, and secure the data used in training advanced AI models. Some of these regulations have already or will soon come into effect. The European Union’s AI Act is expected to take effect in the second half of 2024, requiring firms to comply with regulations based on the risk level of their AI systems, including obligations for transparency, data governance, human oversight, and risk management for high-risk AI applications. Within the U.S., several states have enacted laws requiring app providers to verify users’ ages and regulate AI to protect users, especially children. At the federal level, proposed legislation like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the American Data Privacy Protection Act (ADPPA) seeks to establish national standards for youth safety, data privacy, age verification, and AI transparency on digital platforms.

For many firms, these regulatory shifts have necessitated a complete reevaluation of their compliance strategies. Meta is a fresh example of how businesses may be navigating this evolving landscape. At their “Global Innovation and Policy” event on October 16 and 17, which gathered academics, technology leaders, and policy experts, Meta executives outlined their expanded compliance strategy.  This strategy now extends beyond privacy concerns to tackle broader regulatory challenges, such as AI governance, youth protection, and content moderation.

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Looking Back at Fall 2023 PCCE Events: Conference on Security, Privacy, and Consumer Protection

As we prepare for a full schedule of events in 2024, the NYU School of Law Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) is taking a moment to reflect on our busy Fall 2023 program. In this post, we review our November 17, 2023 full day conference on Security, Privacy, and Consumer Protection.

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Contracting for Personal Data

By Kevin Davis and Florencia Marotta-Wurgler

To what extent do firms collecting information from U.S. based consumers take advantage of the contractual flexibility afforded by the local regime or, instead, choose to follow the more rigid requirements of the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? The answers to these questions should inform assessments of both regimes.    Continue reading