Austin Smith

The only constant in California privacy law continues to be change, and the month of June was bookended by two major developments in this area. The final draft of the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy...more As momentum builds to address race-based injustices in America, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week announced a workshop focused on understanding and addressing bias in Artificial Intelligence...more In some respects, the month of March ended up a bust from a privacy legislation perspective. The highly anticipated Washington Privacy Act failed to pass (again). Federal lawmakers made no significant progress towards a...more Go to the gym. Eat less sugar. No booze for January. Pass privacy legislation. As legislatures across the country opened for new sessions in January, it was evident that many representatives had added "expand individual...more