Lawmakers want to ban AI companies from selling your health data
US senators plan to reintroduce a bill banning the sale of Americans' health and location data to brokers, including data shared with AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude.
- The bill would ban the sale of health and location data to brokers, including data shared with AI chatbots.
- The updated version expands the original 2022 proposal to address AI-specific data collection.
- Lawmakers cite gaps in current regulations as the reason for the new restrictions.
- The proposal aims to strengthen consumer privacy protections in the AI era.
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) are preparing to reintroduce an updated version of the Health and Location Data Protection Act. The bill, originally introduced in June 2022, initially targeted data brokers but now extends its scope to include companies that collect and sell health and location data, such as AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Claude.
The updated proposal reflects growing concerns over the misuse of sensitive personal data in the AI era. Lawmakers argue that current regulations fail to adequately protect consumers, particularly as AI systems increasingly gather and process health-related information. The bill would prohibit the sale of such data to brokers, imposing stricter controls on how companies handle and monetize user data.
The reintroduction comes amid heightened scrutiny of data privacy practices in the tech industry, with AI systems often operating in legal gray areas regarding data collection and usage.
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- Data brokers
- Companies that collect and sell personal data from various sources, often without direct user consent.