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A comprehensive federal standard is the North Star. But as more and more states propose and enact their own privacy laws, it’s important to make sure these initiatives are strong, and do not offer consumers a false sense of privacy. That’s why Mozilla has supported legislative and regulatory action in California, and has weighed in most recently in Massachusetts and Maine.
Mozilla Weighs in on State Comprehensive Privacy Proposals
European efforts to regulate AI are built on data protection. The EU’s landmark AI Act, which if passed will restrict “high-risk” AI and establish a new regulatory body, makes over 30 references to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The European Commission will review the regulation’s effectiveness later this year. Mozilla will continue to work to protect and strengthen this critical data protection infrastructure.
East and Southern Africa
While numerous countries have passed separate data privacy laws across the African continent, many consumers remain uninformed about how to exercise their rights. Simultaneously, a lack of accountability mechanisms in some countries has left data workers vulnerable to labor exploitation- as reported in Kenya by Mozilla recently. These challenges are further compounded by resource constraints faced by regulatory bodies such as administrative burdens or a slow legislative response to rapid technological advancements.
There is enough evidence to suspect that these limitations may have an affect on the principles adopted in AI policy tools across the continent, leaving many people particularly vulnerable to the advent of data-hungry AI. However there are positive developments that offer hope. For instance, South Africa’s Information Regulator has exercised its enforcement powers by investigating, with the intent to hold accountable, data services firm Experian after a data breach incident. Mozilla hopes to raise awareness among consumers on their privacy rights, as well as help support policymakers and civil society in understanding the intricacies of data privacy and how it affects the regulation of AI systems.