#законодательство
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Pennsylvania to require labels on AI-generated ads
The state's governor has signed a law requiring disclosures about artificial intelligence in advertising. Critics note the text leaves plenty of loopholes.
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Canada's C-22 Bill Threatens to Weaken the Encryption Everyone Relies On
Bill C-22, already passed by the House of Commons, is now before the Senate. Rights groups warn it opens the door to backdoors and mass metadata retention.
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A U.S. Bill Wants Buying a Game to Mean Actually Owning It
New York Congressman Ritchie Torres has introduced the Power To The Players Act, which would turn buying a video game from renting a revocable license into real ownership and require publishers to keep games playable after servers shut down.
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Bernie Sanders wants to outlaw ‘superintelligence’ — with prison for violators
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar have introduced a bill to ban the development of artificial superintelligence, with violators facing up to 20 years in prison.
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California Passes AB-1856: Open Source Exempted from Age Verification
The amendment carves out Linux distributions and other free software from the age-verification law. The state Assembly backed the bill 69 votes to zero.
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Illinois Now Requires Operating Systems to Report Children's Ages — No Break for Open Source
The state governor has signed a law requiring device makers, OSes and app stores to build in age verification. Unlike Colorado and California, the text carves out no exception for free software.
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xAI Sues Minnesota Over Law Targeting “Nudification” Apps
Days before the law was to take effect, Elon Musk's company filed suit against the state's attorney general, arguing that the ban on nudification technology violates the First Amendment.
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The Free Software Foundation Comes Out Against the GUARD Act and Age-Verification Laws
The Free Software Foundation has launched a campaign against the U.S. GUARD Act and similar age-verification laws being enacted around the world.
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Germany Moves to Tighten Its Freedom of Information Law
German authorities are preparing amendments to the Freedom of Information Act that could restrict citizens' access to government data. The news sparked a wide-ranging discussion in the Hacker News community.
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Chat Control Clears First Reading in the European Parliament
The controversial EU initiative for the mass scanning of messages, known as Chat Control, has cleared the first stage of consideration in the European Parliament. The decision has provoked a wide response in the technology community.
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Virginia Bans the Sale of Geolocation Data Without User Consent
The state of Virginia has passed a law prohibiting companies from selling users' location data to third parties. The news drew wide discussion on Hacker News.