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Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data
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TL;DR
- A new version of the Health and Location Data Protection Act will be introduced, expanding its scope to cover data entered into AI systems.
- The bill aims to ban the sale of Americans' health and location information to data brokers.
- AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are developing health-related products, raising concerns about the security of sensitive user data.
- The US lacks a comprehensive federal data privacy framework, leaving data protection largely to companies' privacy policies.
- The proposed bill grants the FTC 180 days to enact rules and allows for enforcement by the FTC, state attorneys general, and individuals.
- The FTC will receive $1 billion over 10 years for enforcement of the act.
- The legislation aims to prevent sensitive health data entered into AI from being exploited by the highest bidder.