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Social Media Companies Challenge Law Requiring Parental Consent

Starting next week, the state of Ohio will require social media platforms to obtain parental consent before a child under the age of sixteen creates an account on their websites. However, an association by the name of NetChoice is now challenging this law on the belief that it violates the Read More

Using AI in Lending

CFPB Warns Lenders on Use of AI to Deny Credit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued guidance on legal requirements that lenders must adhere to when using artificial intelligence and other complex models to approve loans. The guidance describes how lenders must provide specific and accurate reasons when taking adverse actions against consumers. “Creditors cannot simply use CFPB Read More

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Google Agrees to ‘Legal Process’ Compliance Reforms in DoJ Resolution

In a first-of-its-kind resolution with the Department of Justice, Google has agreed to reform and upgrade its compliance program in a way that ensures “timely and complete responses” to lawful court orders, including subpoenas and search warrants, the Justice Department announced. “This agreement demonstrates the Department’s resolve in ensuring that Read More

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SEC: Comment Periods Reopened for Several Rulemaking Releases

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has reopened the public comment periods for 11 rulemaking releases and one request for comment due to a technological error resulting in numerous public comments submitted through the agency’s online comment form not being received. The SEC advised that all those who Read More

U.K. Regulator Fines Clearview AI $9.5 Million for Collecting Images

Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office fined Clearview AI, a New York-based facial recognition company, 7.5 million pounds ($9.5 million) for misusing images of people in the United Kingdom and elsewhere that it collected from the Internet and social media sites to create a global online database used for facial recognition. The Read More

Deputy: OCC to Step Up Oversight on Banks’ Use of Artificial Intelligence

During a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Kevin Greenfield, deputy comptroller for operational risk policy at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, stressed the need for stepped up risk management when banks use AI. He also said the OCC will be Read More

Looking for Compliance Risks in Oceans of Data

Leveraging machine learning and advanced anomaly detection to address the overwhelming flood of digital communications data Since email first revolutionized the way professionals communicate with each other, the proliferation of faster and more sophisticated digital communication tools for powering business has only continued to expand. It’s well known that companies Read More