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Mobile Fortify, an app to rapidly identify people, is being used by US Immigration and Customs (ICE) agents to identify unknown subjects in the field, according to emails seen by 404 Media. Information collected is then cross-referenced with data from the Department of Homeland Security. This is in keeping with other aggressive data collection, including a reported intent to access to US state data.

Japan introduced the Active Cyber Defense Law to amp up cybersecurity and pre-emptively tamp down digital threats “before they materialize.” The intent is to “equal or exceed” cyber capabilities of the EU and US and address increased frequency of threats.

Think Meta and Google are protecting your collected data? Not much, shows a new survey from data cleaning company Incogni – and businesses should be concerned. Both companies scored at the bottom and were shown to collect sensitive data and share with unknown third parties. One reason this happens is employees don’t realize generative AI tools can allow proprietary data to factor into data training sets.

NetChoice is back swinging to try to stop two Arkansas social media laws that would limit content and would allow parents of kids who killed themselves to sue over content. And in Georgia, a federal judge responding to a NetChoice challenge blocked enforcement of a new law that would require age verification and says users under age 16 need parental consent to join.

This follows similar decisions by Italy and South Korea.

This was done after WhatsApp was banned for use by Congressional staffers.

The European Union, long lauded for its GDPR privacy law, has also been criticized for how long it takes to investigate and enforce it. This is particularly true of cross-border cases involving Big Tech. To address this the EU announced new rules to designate a 12+ month time frame for the process and to have mechanisms for recourse when it’s not followed. Critics fear it may deter or cause dismissal of cases.

The US Supreme Court’s conservative majority prevailed in a 6-3 ruling to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors. This takes away parental rights to decide for their own children and is in keeping with other recent regulations and moves to limit or exclude transgender people from the military, sports and other areas.

The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) was signed into law by the governor. It specifies requirements for AI developers, deployers, and the government doing business in Texas, and others providing services for AI use. Violation comes with fines up to $100,000. TRAIGA will also include a sandbox program, so companies can test their AI for compliance.

While it might be nice to pass a law protecting kids and have it stick, business champion and Big Tech defender, NetChoice often takes issue with that. In the case of Mississippi’s House Bill 1126, which required digital service providers to verify user age and gain parental permission, NetChoice won its appeal to prohibit prosecution of Meta, X and other tech companies. In Tennessee, however, NetChoice lost its bid to block Tennessee's Protecting Children from Social Media Act which prohibits social media companies from allowing minors under 18 to create accounts without parental consent.

Rather, it was from a collection of data from previous leaks compiled in one place. Not good, but not all new information either.